iw

See also: iw-, i'w, and Iw

Middle English

Noun

iw

1. Alternative form of ew

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Old English

Alternative forms

• ēow, ēoh
• īƿ — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *īwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-weh₂-, a suffixed form of the base *h₁eyH- (“reddish, colourful”). Cognate with Old High German īwa (German Eibe), Middle Low German īwe, Dutch ijf, Old Norse ýr (“bow, yew”). The Indo-European root is perhaps also the source of Old Irish ibar (Irish iúr), Proto-Balto-Slavic *eiwas (Lithuanian ievà), Proto-Slavic *jьva (Russian и́ва (íva, “willow”)), Latin ūva (“bunch of grapes”)).

The West Germanic languages have a variant *īhwaz with a guttural consonant, represented by Old Old English ēoh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːw/

Noun

īw m

1. yew (tree)

Declension

Declension of iw (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	īw	īwas
accusative	īw	īwas
genitive	īwes	īwa
dative	īwe	īwum

Descendants

• Middle English: ew, u, iw, iv, eev, hw, ewe
  • English: yew
  • Scots: yew, ewe
  • Yola: yew

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /if/
• Homophone: Iw

Noun

iw f

1. genitive plural of iwa