Jórvík

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Jórvík.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjourvi(ː)k]

Proper noun

Jórvík f

1. York (a city and unitary authority in North Yorkshire, England)

Old Norse

Etymology

Folk-etymological adaptation, based on jór (“stallion”), of Old English Eoforwīċ, itself an alteration of Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg by false association with eofor (“boar”) (from Proto-Germanic *eburaz) and wīċ (“settlement”). Compare Latin Eborācum.

Proper noun

Jórvík f

1. York (a city in modern North Yorkshire, England)

Descendants

• Icelandic: Jórvík
• → Faroese: Jórvík (learned)
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: Jorvik (learned)
• → Swedish: Jorvik (learned)
• → Danish: Jorvig (learned)
• → Middle English: York, Yorke, Ȝork, Ȝorke, Ȝorc, Ȝeorc
  • English: York