Where does “jaki” come from?

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

jaki (Icelandic): a floating piece of ice; floe, iceberg

Definitions

  1. a floating piece of ice; floe, iceberg

Ancestry of “jaki”, step by step

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

Words derived from “jaki”

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