Where does “ēver” come from?
ēver (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch evur, from Proto-West Germanic ebur, from Proto-Germanic eburaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep-r-.
Ancestry of “ēver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | evur | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | ebur | wild boar |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | eburaz | boar |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ep-r- | — |
Words derived from “ēver”