Where does “ejder” come from?

ejder (Swedish) comes from Low German eider, from Icelandic æður, from Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic ēþrō, from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er- — stomach, intestines.

ejder (Swedish): eider; common eider, the species "Somateria...

Definitions

  1. eider; common eider, the species "Somateria...

Ancestry of “ejder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germaneider—
2Icelandicæðureider; vein; wadable
3Old Norseæðrvein; eider
4Proto-Germanicēþrōvein
5Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines

Words derived from “ejder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēþrō →Every word from Old Norse æðr →