Where does “eoforspreot” come from?

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

eoforspreot (Old English): boar-spear

Definitions

  1. boar-spear

Ancestry of “eoforspreot”, step by step

eoforspreot 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 sprēot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsprēotpole, pike, spear
2Proto-Germanicsprut-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep-r- →Every word from Proto-Germanic eburaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ebur →