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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Norse *Aiwa-rikiaʀ (literally “ever ruler”) (compare Gothic *𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*aiwareiks)), or *Aina-rikiaʀ (literally “one ruler”).
*Aiwa- is related to Proto-Germanic *aiwaz (“long time”), cognate to Latin aevum (“life, lifetime”).
*Aina- stems from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”) and is cognate to Latin ūnus (“one”).
The second part, *-rikiaʀ stems from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, cognate to Latin rēx (“king”).
Proper noun
Eiríkr m (genitive Eiríks, dative Eiríki, accusative Eirík)
- a male given name
Descendants
Further reading
- 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