iw

See also: iw- and i'w

Middle English

Noun

iw

  1. Alternative form of ew

Old English

Alternative forms

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 ива (iva, willow)), Latin ūva (bunch of grapes)).

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iːw/

Noun

īw m

  1. yew (tree)

Declension

Descendants

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