Efeu

Significat (English)

ivy

Synonyms

dreispitzige Jungfernrebe

Hedera

Dialectes

Basilea-Camp

ääbhai

Basilea-Camp

ääfhai

Basilea-Camp

ääphai

Basilea-Camp

eeffei

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈeːfɔʏ̯/

Etimologia (English)

Cognate with Middle Low German: īflōf

Cognate with anglès: ivy

In summary

From Middle High German ephöu, from Old High German ebhouwi, derived through popular association with houwi (“hay”) from older ebah. Possibly from Proto-Germanic *ibahs, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ebʰ-. The spelling and pronunciation in modern German used to be Epheu [ˈeːpˌhɔʏ̯]. The contemporary -f- is a spelling pronunciation that emanated from the North, reinforced by forms in Central and Low German dialects with original -f- (compare Middle Low German īflōf, ifflōf, Ripuarian Effche). Akin to English ivy.