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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

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