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Where does “eadar-lìon” come from?

eadar-lìon (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-lìon (Scottish Gaelic): internet

Definitions

  1. internet

Ancestry of “eadar-lìon”, 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
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