Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ībr

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

Usually connected by ablaut with *aibr (“bitter, sharp”), from Proto-Germanic *aibraz.

Noun

*ībr m

1. zeal, eagerness
2. jealousy

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*ībr
Genitive	*ībras
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ībr	*ībrō, *ībrōs
Accusative	*ībr	*ībrā
Genitive	*ībras	*ībrō
Dative	*ībrē	*ībrum
Instrumental	*ībru	*ībrum

Derived terms

• *gaībrī
• *ībrārī
• *ībrīg
• *ībrijan

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *īfar
  • Middle Low German: īver, yffer, ywer
    • German Low German: iever
      • → West Frisian: iver
    • → Danish: iver
    • → Norwegian: iver
    • → Swedish: iver
• Old High German: *īfar
  • Middle High German: īfer
    • German: Eifer
      • → Dutch: ijver
    • Luxembourgish: Äifer
    • ⇒ Middle High German: gīversal (“zealful”)
    • ⇒ Middle High German: īferlich (“impassioned”)