Where does “iceman” come from?

iceman (English) comes from English ice, from Middle English is, from Old English īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

iceman (English): A person who trades in ice; A man who is skilled...

Definitions

  1. A person who trades in ice; A man who is skilled...

Ancestry of “iceman”, 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 “iceman”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →