Where does “earisc” come from?

earisc (Old English) comes from Old English ēa, from Proto-West Germanic ahu, from Proto-Germanic ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

earisc (Old English): a bulrush

Definitions

  1. a bulrush

Ancestry of “earisc”, step by step

earisc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ēa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishēaflowing water, stream, river; water; river,...
2Proto-West Germanicahuriver
3Proto-Germanicahwōwater; stream, river
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Old English risc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrisc—
2Proto-GermanicruskijōA reed; rush
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrezg-to braid, plait, weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahwō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ahu →