Etymograph

English

eric

Eric comes from Irish éiric.

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentéiric1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1948eric1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English eric
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1948, Robert Graves: “The court-poets of Wales […] could demand an eric…”.

Lineage

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentéiricWiktionary, English eric
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1948ericWiktionary, English eric. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1948, Robert Graves: “The court-poets of Wales […] could demand an eric…”

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Today it means

noun A fine paid as compensation for violent crimes.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “eric”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Irish éiric / eric