Where does “istapp” come from?

istapp (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål is, from Old Norse íss, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

istapp (Norwegian Bokmål): an icicle

Definitions

  1. an icicle

Ancestry of “istapp”, step by step

istapp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål is

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålisice, ice cream; ice cream on a stick or cone
2Old Norseíssice
3Proto-Germanicīsąice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

via Norwegian Bokmål tapp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltapp—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →Every word from Old Norse íss →