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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ibahs
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ebʰ-. Cognate with Proto-Celtic *eburos.
Noun
*ibahs m
- ivy
Inflection
consonant stemDeclension of *ibahs (consonant stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *ibahs | *ibahiz | |
vocative | *ibah | *ibahiz | |
accusative | *ibahų | *ibahunz | |
genitive | *ibahiz | *ibahǫ̂ | |
dative | *ibahi | *ibahumaz | |
instrumental | *ibahē | *ibahumiz |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *ibah, *ibag, *ibig
- Old English: īfiġ, īfeġn
- Middle English: ivi
- English: ivy
- Scots: eevy
- Middle English: ivi
- Middle Low German: īflōf, ifflōf
- German Low German: Eiloov, Ieloof
- West Flemish: iefte
- Old High German: ebah
- Middle High German: ebich
- ⇒ Middle High German: ebichpaum ⇒ epaum
- Cimbrian: éapóom
- ⇒ Middle High German: ebichpaum ⇒ epaum
- ⇒ Old High German: ebhouwi (conflated with houwi (“hay”))
- Middle High German: ephöu
- Central Franconian: Effche (Ripuarian)
- German: Epheu, Efeu
- → Norwegian: eføy
- → Danish: efeu
- Middle High German: ephöu
- Middle High German: ebich
- Old English: īfiġ, īfeġn