Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ibahs

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

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

Old English: īfiġ
- Middle English: ivi
  - English: ivy
Old Saxon: [Term?]
- Middle Low German: īflōf, ifflōf
  - Low German: Eiloov Ieloof
  - Ripuarian: Effche
Old Dutch: [Term?]
- Middle Dutch: [Term?]
  - West Flemish: iefte
Old High German: ebah, (conflated with houwi (“hay”)) ebhouwi
- Middle High German: ephöu
  - German: Epheu, Efeu
  - → Norwegian: eføy
  - → Danish: efeu

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