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Where does “Eischnee” come from?

Eischnee (German) comes from German Ei, from Middle High German ei, from Old High German ei, from Proto-West Germanic aij, from English ice, from Middle English is, from Old English īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs — ice, frost.

Eischnee (German): egg white foam; beaten egg white

Definitions

  1. egg white foam; beaten egg white

Ancestry of “Eischnee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEiegg; something egg-shaped; testicle; ball
2Middle High Germanei—
3Old High Germaneian egg
4Proto-West Germanicaijegg
5EnglishiceWater in frozen form; Any frozen volatile...
6Middle Englishisice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy...
7Old Englishīsice
8Proto-West Germanicīsice
9Proto-Germanicīsąice
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
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