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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.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ebʰ-. Cognate with Proto-Celtic *eburos.
Noun
*ibahs m
- ivy
Inflection
Declension of *ibahs (consonant stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*ibahs
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*ibahiz
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| vocative
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*ibah
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*ibahiz
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| accusative
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*ibahų
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*ibahunz
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| genitive
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*ibahiz
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*ibahǫ̂
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| dative
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*ibahi
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*ibahumaz
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| instrumental
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*ibahē
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*ibahumiz
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Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *ibah, *ibag, *ibig
- Old English: īfiġ, īfeġn
- 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
- ⇒ Old High German: ebhouwi (conflated with houwi (“hay”))
- Middle High German: ephöu
- Central Franconian: Effche (Ripuarian)
- German: Efeu, Epheu (superseded)
- → Norwegian: eføy
- → Danish: efeu