Where does “åd” come from?

åd (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic ēþrō, from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er- — stomach, intestines.

åd (Westrobothnian): female eider

Definitions

  1. female eider

Ancestry of “åd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseæðrvein; eider
2Proto-Germanicēþrōvein
3Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēþrō →Every word from Old Norse æðr →