Jórvík
Icelandic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Jórvík f
Old Norse
Etymology
Adaptation of Old English Eoforwīċ, itself an alteration of an earlier Brythonic placename by false association with eofor (“boar”) (from Proto-Germanic *eburaz) and wīċ (“settlement”). Compare Latin Eborācum.
Proper noun
Jórvík f
Descendants
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- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
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- Old Norse terms derived from Old English
- Old Norse terms derived from Brythonic languages
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