Where does “ivi” come from?
ivi (Middle English) comes from Old English īfiġ, from Tagalog ibig, from Proto-Germanic ibahs, from Proto-Indo-European (h₁)ebʰ- — climbing.
ivi (Middle English): ivy
Ancestry of “ivi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | īfiġ | — |
| 2 | Tagalog | ibig | liking |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ibahs | ivy |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (h₁)ebʰ- | climbing |