Where does “eadar-àm” come from?
eadar-àm (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic eadar, 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-àm (Scottish Gaelic): meantime, interim; intermission, interval
Definitions
- meantime, interim; intermission, interval
Ancestry of “eadar-àm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | eadar | between |
| 2 | English | Eider | — |
| 3 | Swedish | ejder | eider; common eider, the species "Somateria... |
| 4 | Low German | eider | — |
| 5 | Icelandic | æður | eider; vein; wadable |
| 6 | Old Norse | æðr | vein; eider |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ēþrō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ēt-er- | stomach, intestines |