Where does “isbre” come from?

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

isbre (Norwegian Nynorsk): a glacier

Definitions

  1. a glacier

Ancestry of “isbre”, step by step

isbre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk is

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskisice; ice cream
2Old Norseíssice
3Proto-Germanicīsąice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

via Norwegian Nynorsk bre

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