Eoforwic

== Old English == === Alternative forms === Eoferwīċ, Ēorwīċ, Euerwīċ === Etymology === A folk-etymological alteration, based on eofor (“boar”) and the common placename suffix wīc (“village”), of the earlier Latin Eborācum, from pre-Brythonic *Eborākom, from Proto-Celtic *eburos (“yew-tree”) (compare Welsh efwr, Breton evor). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈe͜o.forˌwiːk/, [ˈe͜o.vorˌwiːk] === Proper noun === Eoforwīc n York The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ==== Declension ==== Irregular: ==== Derived terms ==== Eoforwīcċeaster (“York”) Eoforwīcsċīr (“Yorkshire”) ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: Everwik, Eborwike, Eoverwic, Everwic, Everwich, Everwike, Everwyk→ Old French: Everwich→ Old Italian: Verrvicche → Old Norse: JórvíkIcelandic: Jórvík→ Faroese: Jórvík (learned)→ Norwegian Nynorsk: Jorvik (learned)→ Swedish: Jorvik (learned)→ Danish: Jorvig (learned)→ Middle English: York, Yorke, Ȝork, Ȝorke, Ȝorc, ȜeorcEnglish: York