Where does “アイスケーキ” come from?
アイスケーキ (Japanese) comes from Japanese アイス, 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.
アイスケーキ (Japanese): popsicle
Definitions
- popsicle
Ancestry of “アイスケーキ”, step by step
アイスケーキ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese アイス
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | アイス | ice; sorbet, ice pop; ice cream; loan shark,... |
| 2 | English | ice | Water in frozen form; Any frozen volatile... |
| 3 | Middle English | is | ice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy... |
| 4 | Old English | īs | ice |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |