Where does “jǫkull” come from?

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

jǫkull (Old Norse): icicle; ice; glacier

Definitions

  1. icicle; ice; glacier

Ancestry of “jǫkull”, step by step

jǫkull traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse jaki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejakibroken ice, icefloe
2Proto-Germanicjekôpiece of ice; hoarfrost
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁yeg-ice, icicle

via Proto-Germanic jekulaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicjekulazicicle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

Words derived from “jǫkull”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁yeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jekô →Every word from Old Norse jaki →