Where does “inlandsis” come from?
inlandsis (French) comes from Swedish is, from Old Swedish is, from Old Norse íss, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.
inlandsis (French): ice sheet
Definitions
- ice sheet
Ancestry of “inlandsis”, step by step
inlandsis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish is
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | is | Ice; frozen water; Ice; a sheet of ice lying on a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | is | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | íss | ice |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |
via Danish indlandsis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | indlandsis | ice sheet, particularly in reference to that of... |
| 2 | Danish | is | ice; ice, ice cream |