Where does “ys” come from?

ys (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch ijs, from Middle Dutch ijs, from Old Dutch īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

ys (Afrikaans): ice, frozen water; ice, methamphetamine

Definitions

  1. ice, frozen water; ice, methamphetamine

Ancestry of “ys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchijsice frozen liquid, notably water
2Middle Dutchijsice
3Old Dutchīs—
4Proto-West Germanicīsice
5Proto-Germanicīsąice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

Words derived from “ys”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic īs →