Where does “þurrís” come from?
þurrís (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ís, from Old Norse íss, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.
þurrís (Icelandic): dry ice
Ancestry of “þurrís”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | ís | ice; ice cream |
| 2 | Old Norse | íss | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |