Where does “ikil” come from?
ikil (Middle English) comes from Old Norse jǫkull, from Old Norse jaki, from Proto-Germanic jekô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁yeg- — ice, icicle.
ikil (Middle English): icicle
Ancestry of “ikil”, step by step
ikil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse jǫkull
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | jǫkull | icicle; ice; glacier |
| 2 | Old Norse | jaki | broken ice, icefloe |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jekô | piece of ice; hoarfrost |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁yeg- | ice, icicle |
via Old English ġiċel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | ġiċel | icicle, ice |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | jikilaz | a piece of ice; an ickle, icicle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -ilaz | agent suffix; diminutive suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “ikil”