epero-

    epero-

    English meaning: boar

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “Eber”

    Material: Lat. aper, aprī “ boar “, Umbr. acc. pl. apruf, abrof, acc. sg. abrunu, acc. pl. abrons “pigs” (yet about Lat. Aprōnius, mars.-Lat. Aprufclano see Schulze Eigennamen 111, 124 f.); a probably after caper; derived Lat. aprugnus “of boar” with suffix -gno- zur root ĝen-; here perhaps the PN Eprius; Gmc. *ebura-, O.N. jǫfurr m. “prince, lord” (in figurative meaning, actually “boar”), O.E. eofor m. “boar”, M.N.Ger. ever, O.H.G. ebur, Ger. Eber. With (analogical?) v-suggestion belong asl. veprь m. “boar”, Ser.-Cr. vȅpar (gen. vȅpra), Pol. wieprz (gen. wieprza), Russ. veprь (gen. véprja) here; Ltv. vepris ds. (PN Lith. Vẽpriai Plur., and O.Pruss. Weppren) is not borrowed of Slav., but common origin; unclear is Thrac. ἔβρος “ he-goat; billy goat “.

    References: WP. I 121, WH. I 56, Trautmann 351.