Where does “ice burn” come from?
ice burn (English) comes from German Eisbahn, from German Bahn, from Middle High German ban, from Old High German bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, from Proto-Germanic banō, from Proto-Germanic banô, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on-.
ice burn (English): Tissue damage caused by direct skin contact with a cold surface
Definitions
- Tissue damage caused by direct skin contact with a cold surface
Ancestry of “ice burn”, step by step
ice burn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Eisbahn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Eisbahn | ice rink |
| 2 | German | Bahn | route, trail; rail transport; tram, train;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | ban | — |
| 4 | Old High German | bana | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *banu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | banō | a battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | banô | murderer |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-on- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
via English Burn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Burn | OS grid ref SE5928 |
| 2 | Middle English | brennen | to burn |
| 3 | Old Norse | brenna | to burn with a flame; to be consumed by fire;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brannijaną | to cause to burn, to set on fire |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |