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
Ancestry of “Ies”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | îs | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | īs | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |