eid
Norwegian Nynorsk
/æɪd/
noun
Definitions
- an oath
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse eiðr (oath) inherited from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz (oath) derived from Proto-Indo-European *oyt-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*oyt-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *h₁óytos Proto-Indo-European
- *oyt- Proto-Indo-European
- ed Norwegian Bokmål
- *aiþaz Proto-Germanic
- aþ Old English
- āþ Old English
- eiðr Old Norse
- trúnaðareiðr Old Norse
- eiður Icelandic
- eid Old High German
- eiður Faroese
- 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 Gothic
- *aiþ gmw-pro
- *ēth Old Dutch
- eth Old Saxon
- ēth Old Saxon
- eþer Old Swedish
- ēþer, eþer Old Swedish
- ēth Old Frisian
- ēþ, eth Old Danish