Where does “ijsdansen” come from?
ijsdansen (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.
ijsdansen (Dutch): ice dancing; to engage in ice dancing
Definitions
- ice dancing; to engage in ice dancing
Ancestry of “ijsdansen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ijs | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ijs | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | īs | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |