English
Everard
Everard comes from Old English Eofurheard, and goes back to Proto-West Germanic *Eburahardu.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*Eburahardureconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Eofurheard
- EnglishtodayEverard
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*Eburahardureconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Eofurheard
- EnglishtodayEverard
A compound of *ebur ‘wild boar’ + *hard(ī) ‘hard, brave’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-r-
Proto-Germanic *eburaz ‘boar’
Proto-West Germanic *ebur ‘wild boar’
Proto-Indo-European *kret- ‘strong, powerful’
Proto-Indo-European *kort-ús
Proto-Germanic *harduz ‘hard’
Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī) ‘hard, brave’
The story
Reinforced by cognate names from Anglo-Norman and Middle Dutch.
Every English word from Proto-West Germanic *Eburahardu
Today it means
name An English surname transferred from the given name.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *Eburahardu / Everard