Where does “ijsgebergte” come from?
ijsgebergte (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.
ijsgebergte (Dutch): icy mountain range, mountain range consisting of...
Definitions
- icy mountain range, mountain range consisting of...
Ancestry of “ijsgebergte”, step by step
ijsgebergte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ijs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ijs | ice frozen liquid, notably water |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ijs | ice |
| 3 | Old Dutch | īs | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |
via Dutch gebergte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gebergte | mountain range |
| 2 | Dutch | berg | mountain, hill; a large amount, a pile; a stock,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | berch | mountain, hill |
| 4 | Old Dutch | berg | mountain, hill |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bergaz | hill; mountain; refuge; shelter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |