Where does “iben” come from?
iben (Old Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic *ɨβɨd, from Proto-Celtic ɸibeti, from Proto-Indo-European píph₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.
Ancestry of “iben”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | *ɨβɨd | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | ɸibeti | to drink |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | píph₃eti | to drink, to be drinking |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |
Words derived from “iben”