Where does “eoforþrote” come from?

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

eoforþrote (Old English): carline thistle

Definitions

  1. carline thistle

Ancestry of “eoforþrote”, step by step

eoforþrote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English eofor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englisheoforboar; wild boar
2Proto-West Germaniceburwild boar
3Proto-Germaniceburazboar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ep-r-—

via Old English þrote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþrotethroat
2Old Englishþrota—
3Proto-Germanicþrutǭswell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep-r- →Every word from Proto-Germanic eburaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ebur →
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