eid

eid · noun¹

From Eid.

eid · noun²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₁ey-“to go”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*aidiją“isthmus, strait”
3. Old Norse · derived fromeið“an isthmus, neck of land”
4. English todayeid

From Old Norse eið (“an isthmus, neck of land”), from Proto-Germanic *aidiją (“isthmus, strait”), of uncertain origin, but probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”). Cognate with Icelandic eið, eiði, Faroese eið, eiði (“isthmus”), Norwegian eid (“isthmus”), Swedish ed. Compare Latin eō (“go, proceed”, verb).

Eid · noun, proper noun³

1. Classical Syriac · derived fromܥܐܕܐ
2. Iranian Persian · borrowed fromعید
3. Arabic · borrowed fromعِيد“feast, holiday, festival”
4. English todayEid

Borrowed from Arabic عِيد (ʕīd, “feast, holiday, festival”) via Iranian Persian عید ('eyd), ultimately from Classical Syriac ܥܐܕܐ.

Eid · proper noun⁴

1. Norwegian Bokmål · borrowed fromEid
2. Norwegian Bokmål · borrowed fromEid
3. English todayEid

Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål Eid.

Eid · proper noun⁵

1. Scots · borrowed fromEid
2. Scots · borrowed fromEid
3. English todayEid

Borrowed from Scots Eid, borrowed from Old Norse Eið.

eID · noun⁶

From e- + ID.

Words from the same roots