Where does “ivèr” come from?

ivèr (Louisiana Creole) comes from French hiver, from Middle French hyver, from Old French iver, from Latin hībernum, from Latin hībernus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

Ancestry of “ivèr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhiverwinter
2Middle Frenchhyverwinter
3Old FrenchiverAlternative form of yver
4Latinhībernumwinter
5Latinhībernuswintry
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey-Every word from Latin hībernusEvery word from Latin hībernum