Where does “ed” come from?
ed (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish eþer, from Old Norse eiðr, from Proto-Germanic aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European oyt-.
ed (Swedish): oath; An isthmus; a strip of land between two...
Definitions
- oath; An isthmus; a strip of land between two...
Ancestry of “ed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | eþer | oath |
| 2 | Old Norse | eiðr | oath |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | aiþaz | oath |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | oyt- | — |