Where does “isterning” come from?

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

isterning (Norwegian Nynorsk): an ice cube

Definitions

  1. an ice cube

Ancestry of “isterning”, step by step

isterning 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 terning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskterninga dice or die; a cube
2Middle Low Germanterninc—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →Every word from Old Norse íss →