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Where does “yver” come from?

yver (Middle French) comes from Old French yver, from Latin hībernum, from Latin hībernus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

yver (Middle French): winter

Definitions

  1. winter

Ancestry of “yver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchyverwinter
2Latinhībernum—
3Latinhībernus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →