Where does “Efeu” come from?

Efeu (German) comes from Middle High German ephöu, from Old High German ebhouwi, from German ebah, from Proto-Germanic ibahs, from Proto-Indo-European (h₁)ebʰ- — climbing.

Efeu (German): ivy

Definitions

  1. ivy

Ancestry of “Efeu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanephöu—
2Old High Germanebhouwi—
3Germanebah—
4Proto-Germanicibahsivy
5Proto-Indo-European(h₁)ebʰ-climbing

Words derived from “Efeu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (h₁)ebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ibahs →Every word from German ebah →