Where does “lądolód” come from?

lądolód (Polish) comes from Polish lód, from Old Polish lod, from Proto-Slavic ledъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ledús, from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ-u-s, from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ- — ice.

lądolód (Polish): ice sheet

Definitions

  1. ice sheet

Ancestry of “lądolód”, step by step

lądolód traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish lód

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlódice; ice cream, particularly ice cream in a cone,...
2Old Polishlodice
3Proto-Slavicledъice
4Proto-Balto-Slavicledúswater in frozen form; ice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanledʰ-u-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanledʰ-ice

via Polish ląd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlądland, landmass
2Middle High Germanlendelanding place
3Old High Germanlentī—
4Proto-Germanic*land—
5Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ-u-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ledús →