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
Ancestry of “ibu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | jabai | when, if |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ē- | then, at that time |