Where does “jake” come from?

jake (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse jaki, from Proto-Germanic jekô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁yeg- — ice, icicle.

jake (Norwegian Nynorsk): broken ice, icefloe

Definitions

  1. broken ice, icefloe

Ancestry of “jake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejakibroken ice, icefloe
2Proto-Germanicjekôpiece of ice; hoarfrost
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁yeg-ice, icicle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁yeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jekô →Every word from Old Norse jaki →