Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “ey-”
400 words across 43 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European ey- — including is, years, year, ice, icy, yr, yore, iced.
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English (135)
- is
- years
- year
- ice
- icy
- yr
- yore
- iced
- icing
- ish
- yearbook
- icily
- multiyear
- yesteryear
- icicle
- yearlong
- icebox
- icebreaker
- midyear
- icehouse
- iceman
- iciness
- icebound
- yearend
- isness
- yare
- icefall
- icer
- Jarosz
- afteryears
- iceboat
- icemaker
- icefish
- icebreaking
- iceball
- iceless
- icicled
- schoolyear
- icelike
- deicer
- deice
- yeared
- birthyear
- icefloe
- icescape
- icemaking
- yearslong
- wanderjahre
- iceblock
- overyear
- spookish
- wanderjahr
- icestorm
- icemelt
- eiswein
- iceblink
- packyear
- gigayear
- yearer
- yeartime
- uniced
- icequake
- iceboater
- yearful
- donkey's
- iceway
- icebird
- nonice
- kiloyear
- iceward
- yarage
- iceboard
- half-year
- half-yearly
- New Year
- de-ice
- -icle
- bissextile year
- ice-out
- ice wine
- dead ice
- donkey's ears
- donkey's years
- ice bag
- megayear
- Christmas is coming
- icelight
- yearsman
- yeartide
- ice-jack
- anti-icing
- yearbookish
- iceane
- noniced
- icinglike
- dicksicle
- -sicle
- iced out
- ice swimmer
- yearward
- cumsicle
- beersicle
- yearhundred
- icedrake
- ice-free
- icecrete
- nextish
- yearthousand
- dogsicle
- catsicle
- frogsicle
- pigsicle
- kidsicle
- totsicle
- fishsicle
- mansicle
- bumsicle
- yearsworth
- one-year-old
- ratsicle
- mousesicle
- wolfsicle
- iceboarding
- fruitsicle
- iceboarder
- icestone
- synthetic ice
- synthetic ice skate
- artificial ice
- ice dragon boat
- ice dragon boating
- ice drop
- yearbooklike
- yearbooky
- yearbooker
Dutch (46)
- ijs
- ijskegel
- jaar
- jaarboek
- IJsland
- ijszee
- jaarverslag
- jarig
- jarige
- natuurijs
- ijskast
- ijsbeer
- najaar
- voorjaar
- jaartelling
- roomijs
- jaargetijde
- waterijs
- ijsje
- lichtjaar
- ijsplateau
- sterfjaar
- ijskoud
- ijsbreker
- ijshockey
- levensjaar
- jaargetij
- -jarig
- jaarbeurs
- minderjarig
- ijsdag
- tienjarig
- ijsregen
- ijswoestijn
- kunstijs
- geboortejaar
- ijsvrij
- jaarmarkt
- ijsgebergte
- zeeijs
- ijsschots
- ijsschol
- achterjaar
- meerjarig
- ijsdansen
- ijssalon