Eifer

Betekenis

zeal, eagerness, alacrity

Geslacht

♂️ Mannelijk

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈaɪ̯fər/

Etymologie

From Middle High German *īver (“jealousy”). The simplex is first attested in 1494 as yfer, but in 1349 the derivative eifrær (in a southern text that already reflects diphthongisation, thus equivalent to a classical *īverære). An Upper German dialect word, which was chosen by Luther to express the idea of Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos). From the German then Dutch ijver, Middle Low German īver, and further Danish iver etc.
Further origin unknown. Perhaps an ablaut variant of Old High German eibar, eivar (“sharp, bitter”), from Proto-Germanic *aibraz, whence also Old English āfor.

Zinnen

Bei all dem Eifer sollte man trotzdem nicht Kopf und Kragen riskieren .

Met alle ijver moet je je hoofd en kraag niet riskeren.