Where does “ijskast” come from?

ijskast (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.

ijskast (Dutch): refrigerator

Definitions

  1. refrigerator

Ancestry of “ijskast”, step by step

ijskast 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 kast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkastcupboard, closet
2Middle Dutchcastechest
3Old Dutch*castocupboard
4Proto-West Germanickastōbox, case
5Proto-Germanickaząvessel, vat, tub, barrel
6Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss

Words derived from “ijskast”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →