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
Ancestry of “isvaffel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | is | ice; ice, ice cream |
| 2 | Old Norse | íss | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |