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German
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.
Pronunciation
Noun
Eibe f (genitive Eibe, plural Eiben)
- yew (tree or shrub)
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Further reading
- “Eibe” in Duden online
- “Eibe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Lühr, Rosemarie. 2000. Die Gedichte des Skalden Egill. Dettelbach: J.H. Röll. p. 97.