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

Definitions

  1. ice

Ancestry of “īs”, step by step

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

Words derived from “īs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →