Eoforwic

Old English

Alternative forms

• Eoferwīċ
• Eoforƿīċ — wynn spelling

Etymology

A folk-etymological alteration, based on eofor and the common placename suffix wīc (“village, settlement”), of the earlier Latin Eborācum, from Brythonic *Eborākom, from Proto-Celtic *eburos (“yew-tree”) (compare Welsh efwr, Breton evor).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe͜o.forˌwiːt͡ʃ/, [ˈe͜o.vorˌwiːt͡ʃ]

Proper noun

Eoforwīċ f

1. York

Derived terms

• Eoferwicscīr (“Yorkshire”)

Descendants

• Middle English: Everwik, Everwich
• Old Norse: Jórvík
  • Middle English: York
    • English: York