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