Where does “efoj” come from?

efoj (Silesian) comes from German Efeu, from Middle High German ephöu, from Old High German ebhouwi, from German ebah, from Proto-Germanic ibahs, from Proto-Indo-European (h₁)ebʰ- — climbing.

efoj (Silesian): ivy

Definitions

  1. ivy

Ancestry of “efoj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEfeuivy
2Middle High Germanephöu—
3Old High Germanebhouwi—
4Germanebah—
5Proto-Germanicibahsivy
6Proto-Indo-European(h₁)ebʰ-climbing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (h₁)ebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ibahs →Every word from German ebah →