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Where does “アイス” come from?

アイス (Japanese) comes from English ice, from Middle English is, from Old English īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

アイス (Japanese): ice; sorbet, ice pop; ice cream; loan shark,...

Definitions

  1. ice; sorbet, ice pop; ice cream; loan shark,...

Ancestry of “アイス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishiceWater in frozen form; Any frozen volatile...
2Middle Englishisice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy...
3Old Englishīsice
4Proto-West Germanicīsice
5Proto-Germanicīsąice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
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