Where does “Äifer” come from?
Äifer (Luxembourgish) comes from German Eifer, from Middle High German *īver, from Proto-Germanic aibraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eybʰros — sharp, severe, astringent.
Äifer (Luxembourgish): zeal, enthusiasm; anger, rage
Definitions
- zeal, enthusiasm; anger, rage
Ancestry of “Äifer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Eifer | eagerness, zeal, alacrity |
| 2 | Middle High German | *īver | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | aibraz | sharp, bitter; vehement, dire; violent |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eybʰros | sharp, severe, astringent |