Where does “eiter” come from?

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

eiter (Westrobothnian): poison; "as an emphatic prefix intensifying a...

Definitions

  1. poison; "as an emphatic prefix intensifying a...

Ancestry of “eiter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeitrpoison
2Proto-Germanicaitrąpoison; pus
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyd-abscess; tumor, abscess
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aitrą →Every word from Old Norse eitr →