Where does “eident” come from?

eident (Scots) comes from English ithand, from Middle English ithand, from Middle English ithen, from Old Norse iðinn, from Old Norse iðja, from Old Norse ið — work; a restless motion.

Ancestry of “eident”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishithandIndustrious; assiduous; continually busy;...
2Middle Englishithand
3Middle Englishithen
4Old Norseiðinnassiduous, diligent
5Old Norseiðjato be active, do, perform
6Old Norsework; a restless motion

Words derived from “eident

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