if
Norman
noun
Definitions
- (Jersey) yew
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French if inherited from Old French if derived from Frankish *iw, *īw derived from Proto-Germanic *īhwaz (yew, bow) derived from Gaulish *iwos (yew tree, yew) derived from Proto-Celtic *iwos (yew) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHweh₂ (yew, multicolored, reddish).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₁eyHweh₂
Gloss
yew, multicolored, reddish
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Ivo English
- *ivus Latin
- uva Latin
- Yves French
- if French
- ὄα Ancient Greek
- *h₁eyHweh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *īhwaz Proto-Germanic
- *īwaz Proto-Germanic
- īw Old English
- eo Irish
- *jьva Proto-Slavic
- if Old French
- ieva Latvian
- eó Old Irish
- Í Old Irish
- eo Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- if Middle French
- *esoxs Proto-Celtic
- *iwos Proto-Celtic
- *īwos Proto-Celtic
- *iw, *īw Frankish
- ivin Breton
- *iwos Gaulish
- euin Middle Breton