Where does “praktejder” come from?

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

praktejder (Swedish): a king eider, Somateria spectabilis

Definitions

  1. a king eider, Somateria spectabilis

Ancestry of “praktejder”, step by step

praktejder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ejder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishejdereider; common eider, the species "Somateria...
2Low Germaneider—
3Icelandicæðureider; vein; wadable
4Old Norseæðrvein; eider
5Proto-Germanicēþrōvein
6Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines

via Swedish prakt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpraktpomp, glory, splendour, magnificence
2Middle Low Germanpracht—
3Old High Germanbrahtnoice
4Proto-Germanicbrahtazcracking, snapping, crash, noise
5Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēþrō →Every word from Old Norse æðr →
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