Where does “softis” come from?
softis (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål is, from Old Norse íss, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.
softis (Norwegian Bokmål): soft serve
Ancestry of “softis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |