Where does “ísur” come from?
ísur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse íss, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.
ísur (Faroese): ice; icecream
Ancestry of “ísur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | íss | ice |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |
Words derived from “ísur”