Where does “islandština” come from?

islandština (Czech) comes from Czech islandský, from Czech Island, from Icelandic Ísland, from Old Norse Ísland, from Old Norse íss, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

islandština (Czech): Icelandic

Definitions

  1. Icelandic

Ancestry of “islandština”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechislandskýIcelandic
2CzechIsland—
3IcelandicÍslandIceland
4Old NorseÍslandIceland
5Old Norseíssice
6Proto-Germanicīsąice
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →Every word from Old Norse íss →
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