Where does “etter” come from?

etter (Swedish) comes from Old Norse eitr, from Proto-Germanic aitrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyd- — abscess; tumor, abscess.

etter (Swedish): poisonous liquid from a plant or an animal,...

Definitions

  1. poisonous liquid from a plant or an animal,...

Ancestry of “etter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeitrpoison
2Proto-Germanicaitrąpoison; pus
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyd-abscess; tumor, abscess

Words derived from “etter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aitrą →Every word from Old Norse eitr →