Where does “Eiswürfel” come from?
Eiswürfel (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.
Eiswürfel (German): ice cube
Definitions
- ice cube
Ancestry of “Eiswürfel”, step by step
Eiswürfel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German eis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | eis | singular imperative of eisen; first-person... |
| 2 | Middle High German | īs | — |
| 3 | Old High German | īs | ice |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |
via German würfel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | würfel | inflection of würfeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | würfel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wurfil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wurpilaz | a die |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |