Where does “Eis” come from?
Eis (Pennsylvania German) comes from Old High German īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.
Eis (Pennsylvania German): ice
Ancestry of “Eis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | īs | ice |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |