Where does “isflage” come from?

isflage (Danish) comes from Danish flage, from Old Norse flaga, from Proto-Germanic flagō, from Proto-Indo-European plāk-, from Proto-Indo-European pele- — broad, flat, plain; broad, wide, flat.

isflage (Danish): floe, ice floe

Definitions

  1. floe, ice floe

Ancestry of “isflage”, step by step

isflage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish flage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishflageflake; floe; fly a flag
2Old Norseflagaa flag or slab of stone, flake; stone slab
3Proto-Germanicflagōa layer of soil
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplāk-broad, flat; smooth, flat; flat, broad, plain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpele-broad, flat, plain; broad, wide, flat

via Danish is

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishisice; ice, ice cream
2Old Norseíssice
3Proto-Germanicīsąice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pele- →