Where does “eadar” come from?

eadar (Scottish Gaelic) comes from English Eider, from Swedish ejder, from Low German eider, from Icelandic æður, from Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic ēþrō, from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er- — stomach, intestines.

eadar (Scottish Gaelic): between

Definitions

  1. between

Ancestry of “eadar”, step by step

eadar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Eider

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEiderthe boundary between Schleswig and Holstein
2Swedishejdereider; common eider, the species "Somateria...
3Low Germaneider—
4Icelandicæðureider; vein; wadable
5Old Norseæðrvein; eider
6Proto-Germanicēþrōvein
7Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines

via Old Irish eter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irisheterbetween, among
2Proto-Celticenterbetween
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “eadar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēþrō →Every word from Old Norse æðr →