Where does “ishall” come from?
ishall (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål is, from Old Norse íss, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.
ishall (Norwegian Bokmål): an indoor ice rink
Ancestry of “ishall”, step by step
ishall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål is
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | is | ice, ice cream; ice cream on a stick or cone |
| 2 | Old Norse | íss | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |
via Norwegian Bokmål hall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hall | a hall |
| 2 | Old Norse | hǫll | hall; big house; large living room |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hallō | hall |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |