Where does “bergy” come from?

bergy (English) comes from English Berg, from English iceberg, from Dutch ijsberg, from Dutch ijs, from Middle Dutch ijs, from Old Dutch īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs, from Proto-Germanic īsą — ice, frost.

bergy (English): Containing icebergs

Definitions

  1. Containing icebergs

Ancestry of “bergy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBergA place name, notably of
2EnglishicebergThe seaward end of a glacier; A huge mass of...
3Dutchijsbergiceberg
4Dutchijsice frozen liquid, notably water
5Middle Dutchijsice
6Old Dutchīs—
7Proto-West Germanicīsice
8Proto-Germanicīsąice
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →