Where does “Äisbierg” come from?

Äisbierg (Luxembourgish) comes from German Eisberg, from Dutch ijsberg, from Dutch ijs, from Middle Dutch ijs, from Old Dutch īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

Äisbierg (Luxembourgish): iceberg

Definitions

  1. iceberg

Ancestry of “Äisbierg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEisbergiceberg
2Dutchijsbergiceberg
3Dutchijsice frozen liquid, notably water
4Middle Dutchijsice
5Old Dutchīs
6Proto-West Germanicīsice
7Proto-Germanicīsąice
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH-Every word from Proto-Germanic īsąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic īs
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