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Where does “eoforþring” come from?

eoforþring (Old English) comes from Old English eofor, from Proto-West Germanic ebur, from Proto-Germanic eburaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep-r-.

eoforþring (Old English): the constellation of Orion

Definitions

  1. the constellation of Orion

Ancestry of “eoforþring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englisheoforboar; wild boar
2Proto-West Germaniceburwild boar
3Proto-Germaniceburazboar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ep-r-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep-r- →