Where does “iceberg” come from?
Iceberg comes from Dutch ijsberg, from Middle Dutch ijsberch, literally meaning "ice mountain."
iceberg (English): The seaward end of a glacier; A huge mass of...
Definitions
- The seaward end of a glacier; A huge mass of...
Ancestry of “iceberg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | ijsberg | iceberg |
| 2 | Dutch | ijs | ice frozen liquid, notably water |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | ijs | ice |
| 4 | Old Dutch | īs | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |
Words derived from “iceberg”