Where does “ijs” come from?

ijs (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ijs, from Old Dutch īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

ijs (Dutch): ice frozen liquid, notably water

Definitions

  1. ice frozen liquid, notably water

Ancestry of “ijs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchijsice
2Old Dutchīs—
3Proto-West Germanicīsice
4Proto-Germanicīsąice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

Words derived from “ijs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic īs →