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Where does “eadar-theangaiche” come from?

eadar-theangaiche (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic eadar-theangaich, 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-theangaiche (Scottish Gaelic): interpreter

Definitions

  1. interpreter

Ancestry of “eadar-theangaiche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliceadar-theangaichtranslate
2Scottish Gaeliceadarbetween
3EnglishEider—
4Swedishejdereider; common eider, the species "Somateria...
5Low Germaneider—
6Icelandicæðureider; vein; wadable
7Old Norseæðrvein; eider
8Proto-Germanicēþrō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines
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