Where does “iceway” come from?

iceway (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.

iceway (English): A linear channel eroded through bedrock by the...

Definitions

  1. A linear channel eroded through bedrock by the...

Ancestry of “iceway”, step by step

iceway traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ice

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

via English Way

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWayChristianity
2Middle Englishway—
3Old Englishweġway; path; way, road, path
4Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic īs →