Where does “jaki” come from?

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

jaki (Old Norse): broken ice, icefloe

Definitions

  1. broken ice, icefloe

Ancestry of “jaki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicjekôpiece of ice; hoarfrost
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁yeg-ice, icicle

Words derived from “jaki”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁yeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jekô →