Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗name
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA male given name from the Germanic languages.
From Middle English Eric, from Old English Eoric, from Old Norse Eirríkr, Eiríkr (from ei (“always, eternal”, see aye) + ríkr (“ruler”)), or from Proto-Germanic *Aizarīkijaz (from *aizō (“honor”) + *rīkijaz (“ruler”)). Less likely from einn (“sole, alone”) + ríkr (“ruler”), from Proto-Germanic *rīks (“king”, cognate to Latin rēx and Gaulish *rīx). The name was in use in Anglo-Saxon Britain, reinforced by Scandinavian settlers before the Norman Conquest. Compare Danish Erik, German Erich. Possible doublet of Euric.
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- Inherited-form mentionEricenm
- Inherited-form mentionEoricang
- Derivation mentionEirríkrnon
- Word-formation componenteinon · always, eternal
- Word-formation componentríkrnon · ruler
- Word-formation component*aizōgem-pro · honor
- Word-formation component*rīkijazgem-pro · ruler
- Derivation mention*Aizarīkijazgem-pro
- Word-formation componenteinnnon · sole, alone
- Cognate mentionrēxla
- Cognate mention*rīxcel-gau
- Derivation mention*rīksgem-pro · king
- Cognate mentionErikda
- Cognate mentionErichde
- Doublet mentionEuricen
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