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Where does “iced” come from?

Iced comes from English ice, from Middle English is, from Old English is, from Proto-Germanic īsą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁es-, meaning to be.

iced (English): With ice added; Very cold, but not necessarily...

Definitions

  1. With ice added; Very cold, but not necessarily...

Ancestry of “iced”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishiceWater in frozen form; Any frozen volatile...
2Middle Englishisice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy...
3Old Englishīsice
4Proto-West Germanicīsice
5Proto-Germanicīsąice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

Words derived from “iced”

  • uniced
  • iced out
  • noniced
  • आइस्ड
  • आइस्ड
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