Where does “ijsreus” come from?

ijsreus (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.

ijsreus (Dutch): ice giant, frost giant mythological creature

Definitions

  1. ice giant, frost giant mythological creature

Ancestry of “ijsreus”, step by step

ijsreus 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 reus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchreusgiant
2Middle Dutchruese
3Old Dutchriso
4Proto-Germanicrisiza giant
5Proto-Germanicrīsanąto scale; move vertically; to rise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise

Words derived from “ijsreus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH-