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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

  1. oath; An isthmus; a strip of land between two...

Ancestry of “ed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedisheþeroath
2Old Norseeiðroath
3Proto-Germanicaiþazoath
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoyt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European oyt- →