Where does “Eomær” come from?

Eomær (Old English) comes from Old English eoh, from Proto-Germanic ehwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

Eomær (Old English): Eomer of Mercia, a semi-legendary king of the Angles

Definitions

  1. Eomer of Mercia, a semi-legendary king of the Angles

Ancestry of “Eomær”, step by step

Eomær traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English eoh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englisheohhorse, steed; yew tree; the runic character ᛇ
2Proto-Germanicehwazhorse; name of the E-rune
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

via Old English mǣre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmǣrefamous, great, excellent, sublime, splendid,...
2Proto-Germanicmērijąboundary
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “Eomær”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ehwaz →
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