Where does “ijsbreker” come from?

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

ijsbreker (Dutch): icebreaker; pioneer

Definitions

  1. icebreaker; pioneer

Ancestry of “ijsbreker”, step by step

ijsbreker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ijs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchijsice frozen liquid, notably water
2Middle Dutchijsice
3Old Dutchīs—
4Proto-West Germanicīsice
5Proto-Germanicīsąice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

via Dutch breken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbrekento break
2Middle Dutchbrēkento break, to break into pieces
3Old Dutchbrecanto break
4Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
5Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →