Efeu

Concepts

ivy

English ivy

Hedera

Ivy League

kind of ivy

Hedera rhombea

lovestone

Synonyms

dreispitzige Jungfernrebe

Hedera

Translations

lierre

klimop

hiedra

hera

hedera

edera

yedra

sarmaşık

heura

κισσός

trepadeira

èdra

اللبلاب

hedra

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

ääbhai

Basel-Landschaft

ääfhai

Basel-Landschaft

ääphai

Basel-Landschaft

eeffei

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈeːfɔʏ̯/

Etymology

Cognate with Middle Low German: īflōf

Cognate with English: 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.