Where does “halbimmergrün” come from?
halbimmergrün (German) comes from German immergrün, from German immer, from Middle Low German iemer, from Old High German iomer, from Old High German io, from Proto-West Germanic aiw, from Proto-Germanic aiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
halbimmergrün (German): semideciduous
Ancestry of “halbimmergrün”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | immergrün | evergreen |
| 2 | German | immer | always; to a greater degree over tiime, more and... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | iemer | — |
| 4 | Old High German | iomer | always |
| 5 | Old High German | io | always |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | aiw | long time, age, eternity; law |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | aiwaz | long time, age, eternity |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |