Where does “Eiseskälte” come from?

Eiseskälte (German) comes from German eis, from Middle High German īs, from Old High German īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

Eiseskälte (German): icy cold; icy manner

Definitions

  1. icy cold; icy manner

Ancestry of “Eiseskälte”, step by step

Eiseskälte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German eis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneissingular imperative of eisen; first-person...
2Middle High Germanīs—
3Old High Germanīsice
4Proto-West Germanicīsice
5Proto-Germanicīsąice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

via German Kälte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKältecoldness; cold
2Middle High Germankelte—
3Old High Germankaltīcoldness
4Proto-Germanic*kaldī—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic īs →