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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaɪ̯bə/

Etymology

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.