Where does “ijswinkel” come from?

ijswinkel (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.

ijswinkel (Dutch): ice cream store

Definitions

  1. ice cream store

Ancestry of “ijswinkel”, step by step

ijswinkel 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 winkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwinkelshop; corner, as in winkelhaak
2Middle Dutchwinkelcorner
3Old Dutchwinkel—
4Proto-West Germanic*winkilsomething bent, twisted
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →