Where does “eorþifig” come from?

eorþifig (Old English) comes from Old English īfiġ, from Tagalog ibig, from Proto-Germanic ibahs, from Proto-Indo-European (h₁)ebʰ- — climbing.

eorþifig (Old English): ground ivy

Definitions

  1. ground ivy

Ancestry of “eorþifig”, step by step

eorþifig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English īfiġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishīfiġivy
2Tagalogibigliking
3Proto-Germanicibahsivy
4Proto-Indo-European(h₁)ebʰ-climbing

via Old English eorþe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englisheorþeground; the planet Earth; dirt
2Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
3Proto-Germanicerþōearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
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