Where does “īwer” come from?

īwer (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *aibr, from Proto-Germanic aibraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eybʰros — sharp, severe, astringent.

Ancestry of “īwer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*aibr—
2Proto-Germanicaibrazsharp, bitter; vehement, dire; violent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eybʰrossharp, severe, astringent

Words derived from “īwer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eybʰros →Every word from Proto-Germanic aibraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *aibr →