Where does “ibu” come from?

ibu (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic jabai, from Proto-Indo-European ē- — then, at that time.

ibu (Old High German): if

Definitions

  1. if

Ancestry of “ibu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicjabaiwhen, if
2Proto-Indo-Europeanē-then, at that time
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jabai →