Eibe

German

Etymology

From Middle High German īwe, from Old High German īwa, from Proto-Germanic *īwō, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)éy-weh₂-. Cognate with dated Dutch ijf, English yew (the latter from a masculine stem Proto-Germanic *īwaz), Lithuanian ievà, Russian iva. From the root *h₁ey- "reddish, colorful".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ̯bə/

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Noun

Eibe f (genitive Eibe, plural Eiben)

1. yew (tree or shrub)

Derived terms

• eiben

Hypernyms

• Nadelbaum

Further reading

• “Eibe” in Duden online
• Lühr, Rosemarie. 2000. Die Gedichte des Skalden Egill. Dettelbach: J.H. Röll. p. 97.