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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchijs—
2Middle Dutchijs—
3Old Dutchīs—
4Proto-West Germanicīsice
5Proto-Germanicīsąice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

Words derived from “ijskast”

  • yskas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →