Where does “eis” come from?
eis (German) comes 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.
eis (German): singular imperative of eisen; first-person...
Definitions
- singular imperative of eisen; first-person...
Ancestry of “eis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | īs | — |
| 2 | Old High German | īs | ice |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |