Where does “eadar-mhìnichear” come from?

eadar-mhìnichear (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic eadar-mhìnich, 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 — stomach, intestines.

eadar-mhìnichear (Scottish Gaelic): interpreter, translator; explainer

Definitions

  1. interpreter, translator; explainer

Ancestry of “eadar-mhìnichear”, step by step

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

via Scottish Gaelic eadar-mhìnich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliceadar-mhìnichinterpret, translate; explain
2Scottish Gaeliceadarbetween
3EnglishEiderthe boundary between Schleswig and Holstein
4Swedishejdereider; common eider, the species "Somateria...
5Low Germaneider
6Icelandicæðureider; vein; wadable
7Old Norseæðrvein; eider
8Proto-Germanicēþrōvein
9Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines

via Scottish Gaelic ear

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliceareast
2Old Irishánverbal noun of aigid
3Old Irishairfor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er-Every word from Proto-Germanic ēþrōEvery word from Old Norse æðr