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Where does “Ivybridge” come from?

Ivybridge (English) comes from English Ivy, from Middle English ivi, from Old English īfiġ, from Tagalog ibig, from Proto-Germanic ibahs, from Proto-Indo-European (h₁)ebʰ- — climbing.

Ancestry of “Ivybridge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIvyA university that is part of the Ivy League
2Middle Englishiviivy
3Old Englishīfiġ—
4Tagalogibigliking
5Proto-Germanicibahsivy
6Proto-Indo-European(h₁)ebʰ-climbing
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