Where does “wīr” come from?

wīr (Old English) comes from English myrtle, from Old French myrte, from Latin myrtus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος, from Ancient Greek μυρίκη, from Ancient Greek -ίκη.

wīr (Old English): wire, metal thread, wire-ornament

Definitions

wire, metal thread, wire-ornament

Ancestry of “wīr”, step by step

wīr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English myrtle

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	myrtle	An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus...
2	Old French	myrte	—
3	Latin	myrtus	myrtle
4	Ancient Greek	μύρτος	myrtle; twig or spray of myrtle
5	Ancient Greek	μυρίκη	tamarisk
6	Ancient Greek	-ίκη	—

via Proto-Germanic wīraz

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	wīraz	wire
2	Proto-Indo-European	weh₁iros	a twist, thread, cord, wire; turned, twisted
3	Proto-Indo-European	weh₁y-	to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “wīr”

Every word from Ancient Greek -ίκη →Every word from Ancient Greek μυρίκη →Every word from Ancient Greek μύρτος →