Where does “Äisbier” come from?

Äisbier (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Äis, from Old High German īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

Äisbier (Luxembourgish): polar bear

Definitions

  1. polar bear

Ancestry of “Äisbier”, step by step

Äisbier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Äis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishÄisice
2Old High Germanīsice
3Proto-West Germanicīsice
4Proto-Germanicīsąice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

via Luxembourgish Bier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishBierbear; berry
2Old High Germanbirapear
3Vulgar Latinpira—
4Latinpiruma pear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic īs →