Where does “Ies” come from?

Ies (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German îs, from Old Saxon īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

Ies (German Low German): ice; ice cream

Definitions

  1. ice; ice cream

Ancestry of “Ies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanîs—
2Old Saxonīshis, its
3Proto-West Germanicīsice
4Proto-Germanicīsąice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic īs →