Where does “ijskap” come from?

ijskap (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.

ijskap (Dutch): ice cap, ice sheet

Definitions

ice cap, ice sheet

Ancestry of “ijskap”, step by step

ijskap 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 kap

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	kap	cap; cover; stroke; chopping
2	Middle Dutch	cappe	—
3	Late Latin	cappa	cape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak
4	Ancient Greek	κάππα	kappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the...
5	Phoenician	𐤊	kaph; kap
6	Egyptian	𓂧	—

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