Where does “παγόβουνο” come from?
παγόβουνο (Greek) comes from English iceberg, from Dutch ijsberg, from Dutch ijs, from Middle Dutch ijs, from Old Dutch īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.
παγόβουνο (Greek): iceberg
Definitions
- iceberg
Ancestry of “παγόβουνο”, step by step
παγόβουνο traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English iceberg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | iceberg | The seaward end of a glacier; A huge mass of... |
| 2 | Dutch | ijsberg | iceberg |
| 3 | Dutch | ijs | ice frozen liquid, notably water |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | ijs | ice |
| 5 | Old Dutch | īs | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |