Where does “ëber” come from?
ëber (German) comes from Middle High German ëber, from Old High German ebur, from Proto-Germanic *ebur, from Proto-Germanic eburaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep-r-.
Ancestry of “ëber”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | ëber | — |
| 2 | Old High German | ebur | boar |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *ebur | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | eburaz | boar |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ep-r- | — |