Where does “Eoforwicscir” come from?

Eoforwicscir (Old English) comes from Old English sċīr, from Old English burna, from Proto-West Germanic brunnō, from Proto-Germanic brunnô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Eoforwicscir (Old English): Yorkshire

Definitions

  1. Yorkshire

Ancestry of “Eoforwicscir”, step by step

Eoforwicscir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sċīr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċīrbright; shire; county
2Old Englishburnastream
3Proto-West Germanicbrunnōwell, spring
4Proto-Germanicbrunnôsource; wellspring; fountain; brook; stream;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₁wr̥well, spring, source
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Old English Eoforwīċ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishEoforwīċYork
2LatinEborācumEboracum, a fort and city in Roman Britain, which evolved into York
3Proto-Brythonic*EβrọgYork
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₁wr̥ →