Where does “ijskegel” come from?

ijskegel (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.

ijskegel (Dutch): icicle

Definitions

  1. icicle

Ancestry of “ijskegel”, step by step

ijskegel 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 kegel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkegelcone; bowling pin; cone cell
2Middle Dutchkēgelcone, wedge
3Old Dutchkegil—
4Proto-West Germanic*kagilstake, pole, pile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic īs →