Eibe

Meaning

yew (tree or shrub)

Concepts

yew

English yew

common yew

lur

yew tree

yews

Taxus

Synonyms

Taxus

Beeren-Eibe

Europäische Eibe

Eibenholz

Eiben-Baum

Giebaum

Gijenbaum

Ibe

Ibenbaum

Ifenbaum

Iwe

Iwenbaum

europäische Eibe

gemeine Eibe

heimische Eibe

zweigeschlechtliche Eibe

Gemeine Eibe

Taxus baccata

Goldbarren

gewöhnliche Eibe

Eve

Ipf

Bogenbaum

Translations

tejo

if

tasso

teix

taxus

teixo

taxus

venijnboom

ijf

Taxus baccata

τάξος

bois d’if

teixeda

tuèis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaɪ̯bə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: īwe

Inherited from Old High German: īwa

Cognate with Dutch: ijf

Cognate with English: yew

Cognate with Lithuanian: ievà

Cognate with Russian: ива

In summary

From Middle High German īwe, from Old High German īwa, from Proto-Germanic *īwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw-. Cognate with dated Dutch ijf, English yew, Lithuanian ievà, Russian ива (iva). Middle High German postvocalic -w- was normally lost. It has been preserved in ewig, Löwe, and with secondary hardening to -b- in Eibe and Hieb.