Where does “jǫklaðr” come from?

jǫklaðr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse jǫkull, from Old Norse jaki, from Proto-Germanic jekô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁yeg- — ice, icicle.

jǫklaðr (Old Norse): covered with icicles

Definitions

  1. covered with icicles

Ancestry of “jǫklaðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejǫkullicicle; ice; glacier
2Old Norsejakibroken ice, icefloe
3Proto-Germanicjekôpiece of ice; hoarfrost
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁yeg-ice, icicle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁yeg-Every word from Proto-Germanic jekôEvery word from Old Norse jaki