Where does “ais” come from?

ais (Elfdalian) comes from Old Norse íss, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

ais (Elfdalian): ice

Definitions

  1. ice

Ancestry of “ais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseíssice
2Proto-Germanicīsąice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →Every word from Old Norse íss →