Where does “icy” come from?

Icy comes from Middle English -y, from Middle French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ivus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi and Proto-Indo-European -kos.

icy (English): Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice;...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice;...

Ancestry of “icy”, 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 “icy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →