Where does “aisberg” come from?

aisberg (Romanian) comes from French iceberg, from English iceberg, from Dutch ijsberg, from Dutch ijs, from Middle Dutch ijs, from Old Dutch īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs, from Proto-Germanic īsą — ice, frost.

aisberg (Romanian): iceberg

Definitions

  1. iceberg

Ancestry of “aisberg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchicebergiceberg
2EnglishicebergThe seaward end of a glacier; A huge mass of...
3Dutchijsbergiceberg
4Dutchijsice frozen liquid, notably water
5Middle Dutchijsice
6Old Dutchīs—
7Proto-West Germanicīsice
8Proto-Germanicīsąice
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic īs →