Etymology Explorer › Dutch

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

  1. ice dancing; to engage in ice dancing

Ancestry of “ijsdansen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchijs—
2Middle Dutchijs—
3Old Dutchīs—
4Proto-West Germanicīsice
5Proto-Germanicīsąice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →