Eiríkr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Norse *Aiwa-rikiaR (literally “ever ruler”), or *Aina-rikiaR (literally “one ruler”). *Aiwa- is cognate to Latin aevum (“life, lifetime”). *Aina- stems from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”) and is cognate to Latin ūnus (“one”). The second part, *-rikiaR stems from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, cognate to Latin rēx (“king”).
Proper noun
Eiríkr m
- a male given name.
Descendants
- Norwegian: Eirik, Erik
- → Russian: Э́йрик (Éjrik), Э́рик (Érik)
- Swedish: Erik, Jerker
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References
- Eirik; in: Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN
- “Erik” in: J. van der Schaar, “Woordenboek van voornamen”, 8. druk, Utrecht 1994, Prisma Woordenboeken, Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, →ISBN