Where does “Eibe” come from?

Eibe (German) comes from Lithuanian eiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

Eibe (German): yew

Definitions

  1. yew

Ancestry of “Eibe”, step by step

Eibe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian eiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianeitito go; to walk
2Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Middle High German īwe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanīwe—
2Old High Germanīwa—
3Proto-Germanicīwōyew
4Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyHw-yew

Words derived from “Eibe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →