Where does “eadar-dhealaich” come from?

eadar-dhealaich (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-dhealaich (Scottish Gaelic): separate, part, divide; distinguish; divorce

Definitions

  1. separate, part, divide; distinguish; divorce

Ancestry of “eadar-dhealaich”, step by step

eadar-dhealaich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic eadar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliceadarbetween
2EnglishEiderthe boundary between Schleswig and Holstein
3Swedishejdereider; common eider, the species "Somateria...
4Low Germaneider—
5Icelandicæðureider; vein; wadable
6Old Norseæðrvein; eider
7Proto-Germanicēþrōvein
8Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines

via Scottish Gaelic dealaich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicdealaichpart, separate, segregate; insulate
2Old Irishdeila straight piece of wood in various applications
3Proto-Celticdelwāform
4Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēþrō →Every word from Old Norse æðr →