- eidheann
- ivy, Irish eidhean, Early Irish edenn, Welsh eiddew, Cornish idhio, *(p)edenno-, root ped, fasten, hold on; Latin pedica, a fetter; English fetter, etc. For sense, cf. Latin hedera, ivy, from ghed, catch, pr$$oehendo, English get.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.