Where does “isklump” come from?

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

isklump (Danish): an ice cube

Definitions

  1. an ice cube

Ancestry of “isklump”, step by step

isklump 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 klump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishklumpa lump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →Every word from Old Norse íss →
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