Where does “isvaffel” come from?

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

isvaffel (Danish): ice cream cone

Definitions

  1. ice cream cone

Ancestry of “isvaffel”, step by step

isvaffel 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 vaffel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvaffelwaffle (flat pastry)
2Middle Dutchwāfel—
3Old Dutch*wāvila—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →Every word from Old Norse íss →