Where does “ísmoli” come from?

ísmoli (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ís, from Old Norse íss, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

ísmoli (Icelandic): ice cube

Definitions

  1. ice cube

Ancestry of “ísmoli”, step by step

ísmoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ís

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicísice; ice cream
2Old Norseíssice
3Proto-Germanicīsąice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

via Icelandic moli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmolifragment, piece, crumb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →Every word from Old Norse íss →