Äifer
Luxemburgeois
/ˈæi̯feʀ/
noun
Definitions
- zeal, enthusiasm
- (dated) anger, rage
Etymology
Derived from German Eifer (alacrity, zeal, eagerness) derived from Middle High German *eifer derived from Old High German eivar derived from Proto-Germanic *aibraz (bitter, sharp, vehement, dire, violent).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*aibraz
Gloss
bitter, sharp, vehement, dire, violent
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
辣
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Eifer German
- Eifersucht German
- eifern German
- eifrig German
- geloofsijver Dutch, Flemish
- ijver Dutch, Flemish
- ijverig Dutch, Flemish
- ijverzucht Dutch, Flemish
- nijver Dutch, Flemish
- wedijver Dutch, Flemish
- *aibraz Proto-Germanic
- iver Swedish
- afor Old English
- eivar Old High German
- *eifer Middle High German
- īfer Middle High German
- īwer Middle Low German