Where does “eoforlic” come from?

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

eoforlic (Old English): boar image, figurine of a boar

Definitions

  1. boar image, figurine of a boar

Ancestry of “eoforlic”, step by step

eoforlic 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 līċ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlīċbody
2Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
3Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep-r- →Every word from Proto-Germanic eburaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ebur →