Where does “ice” come from?

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

ice (Middle English): Alternative form of is

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of is

Ancestry of “ice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishisice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy...
2Old Englishīsice
3Proto-West Germanicīsice
4Proto-Germanicīsąice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic īs →
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