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Where does “eadar-ghnàth” come from?

eadar-ghnàth (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-ghnàth (Scottish Gaelic): ingenuity

Definitions

  1. ingenuity

Ancestry of “eadar-ghnàth”, step by step

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

Words derived from “eadar-ghnàth”

  • eadar-ghnàthach
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