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

ijsdansen 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 dansen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdansento dance; plural of dans
2Middle Dutchdansento dance
3Old Frenchdancierto dance
4Vulgar Latin*dantiāre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →