Etymology

yif

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Today it means: If. Full definition →

Middle English yif ← Old English ġif ← Proto-Germanic *jabai
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  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*jabai
  2. Old English · inherited fromġif
  3. Middle English · inherited fromyif
  4. English todayyif

Inherited from Middle English yif, from Old English ġif, from Proto-Germanic *jabai. Doublet of if.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishġif all →

if

Proto-Germanic*jabai all →

if

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