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

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      - German: Efeu, Epheu (superseded)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