ijver
Dutch (Brabantic)
noun
Definitions
- (archaic) urge, drive
- (archaic) jealousy
- dedication, devotion
- zeal, ambition
Etymology
Derived from German Eifer (alacrity, zeal, eagerness).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Eifer
Gloss
alacrity, zeal, eagerness
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Eifer German
- Eifersucht German
- Wetteifer German
- eifern German
- eifrig German
- Nijverdal Dutch, Flemish
- geloof Dutch, Flemish
- geloofsijver Dutch, Flemish
- ijverig Dutch, Flemish
- ijverzucht Dutch, Flemish
- in Dutch, Flemish
- nijver Dutch, Flemish
- nijverheid Dutch, Flemish
- wed Dutch, Flemish
- wedijver Dutch, Flemish
- wedijveren Dutch, Flemish
- zucht Dutch, Flemish
- iver Swedish
- *eifer Middle High German
- īfer Middle High German
- Äifer Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- īwer Middle Low German