Where does “is” come from?

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

is (Danish): ice; ice, ice cream

Definitions

  1. ice; ice, ice cream

Ancestry of “is”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseíssice
2Proto-Germanicīsąice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

Words derived from “is

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH-