Where does “jökull” come from?

jökull (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse jǫkull, from Old Norse jaki, from Proto-Germanic jekô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁yeg- — ice, icicle.

jökull (Icelandic): glacier

Definitions

  1. glacier

Ancestry of “jökull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejǫkullicicle; ice; glacier
2Old Norsejakibroken ice, icefloe
3Proto-Germanicjekôpiece of ice; hoarfrost
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁yeg-ice, icicle

Words derived from “jökull”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁yeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jekô →Every word from Old Norse jaki →