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...
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- poison; "as an emphatic prefix intensifying a...
Ancestry of “eiter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | eitr | poison |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | aitrą | poison; pus |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂oyd- | abscess; tumor, abscess |