Where does “ishockey” come from?

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

ishockey (Norwegian Nynorsk): ice hockey

Definitions

  1. ice hockey

Ancestry of “ishockey”, step by step

ishockey 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 hockey

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhockeyhockey
2EnglishhockeyIce hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of...
3Frenchhoquethiccup
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →