Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “ëber” come from?

ëber (Middle High German) comes from Old High German ebur, from Proto-Germanic *ebur, from Proto-Germanic eburaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep-r-.

Ancestry of “ëber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germaneburboar
2Proto-Germanic*ebur—
3Proto-Germaniceburazboar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ep-r-—

Words derived from “ëber”

  • Eber
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep-r- →