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Where does “islandský” come from?

islandský (Czech) comes 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.

islandský (Czech): Icelandic

Definitions

  1. Icelandic

Ancestry of “islandský”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechIsland—
2IcelandicÍslandIceland
3Old NorseÍslandIceland
4Old Norseíssice
5Proto-Germanicīsąice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
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