Where does “indlandsis” come from?

indlandsis (Danish) comes from Danish is, from Old Norse íss, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

indlandsis (Danish): ice sheet, particularly in reference to that of...

Definitions

  1. ice sheet, particularly in reference to that of...

Ancestry of “indlandsis”, step by step

indlandsis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish is

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishisice; ice, ice cream
2Old Norseíssice
3Proto-Germanicīsąice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

via Danish indland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishindlandthe inland, interior part of a country (as opposed to the coast)

Words derived from “indlandsis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →Every word from Old Norse íss →