Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ibahs

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ebʰ-. Cognate with Proto-Celtic *eburos.

Noun

*ibahs m

1. ivy

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *ibahs (consonant stem)
	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 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
    • ⇒ Old High German: ebhouwi (conflated with houwi (“hay”))
      • Middle High German: ephöu
        • Central Franconian: Effche (Ripuarian)
        • German: Efeu, Epheu (superseded)
        • → Norwegian: eføy
        • → Danish: efeu