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