Where does “Eardwulf” come from?

Eardwulf (Old English) comes from Old English eard, from Proto-West Germanic ard, from Proto-Germanic ardiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

Eardwulf (Old English): Eardwulf of Northumbria; an Anglo-Saxon King of Northumbria

Definitions

  1. Eardwulf of Northumbria; an Anglo-Saxon King of Northumbria

Ancestry of “Eardwulf”, step by step

Eardwulf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English eard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englisheardhomeland, native soil; one's home, a dwelling;...
2Proto-West Germanicardnative place
3Proto-Germanicardizcharacteristic; inborn quality; nature;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Old English wulf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwulfwolf
2Proto-West Germanicwulfwolf
3Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ardiz →