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
Ancestry of “jökull”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | jǫkull | icicle; ice; glacier |
| 2 | Old Norse | jaki | broken ice, icefloe |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jekô | piece of ice; hoarfrost |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁yeg- | ice, icicle |
Words derived from “jökull”