Eifer
German (Berlin)
noun
Definitions
- eagerness, zeal, alacrity
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German īfer.
Origin
Middle High German
īfer
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Eifersucht German
- Sucht German
- beeifern German
- biereifrig German
- eifern German
- eifersüchtig German
- eifrig German
- ereifern German
- nacheifern German
- wetteifern German
- übereifrig German
- geloofsijver Dutch, Flemish
- ijver Dutch, Flemish
- ijverig Dutch, Flemish
- ijverzucht Dutch, Flemish
- nijver Dutch, Flemish
- wedijver Dutch, Flemish
- iver Swedish
- eivar Old High German
- *eifer Middle High German
- īfer Middle High German
- Äifer Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- īwer Middle Low German