Where does “hrimgicel” come from?

hrimgicel (Old English) comes from Old English ġiċel, from Proto-Germanic jikilaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

hrimgicel (Old English): icicle

Definitions

  1. icicle

Ancestry of “hrimgicel”, step by step

hrimgicel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ġiċel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġiċelicicle, ice
2Proto-Germanicjikilaza piece of ice; an ickle, icicle
3Proto-Germanic-ilazagent suffix; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Old English hrīm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhrīmhoarfrost
2Proto-Germanichrīmaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ilaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic jikilaz →