Where does “а́йсберг” come from?

а́йсберг (Russian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

а́йсберг (Russian): iceberg

Definitions

  1. iceberg

Ancestry of “а́йсберг”, step by step

а́йсберг traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English iceberg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishicebergThe seaward end of a glacier; A huge mass of...
2Dutchijsbergiceberg
3Dutchijsice frozen liquid, notably water
4Middle Dutchijsice
5Old Dutchīs—
6Proto-West Germanicīsice
7Proto-Germanicīsąice
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

via German Eisberg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEisbergiceberg
2Germanberga mountain, hill
3Middle High Germanbërca mountain
4Old High Germanbergmountain, hill
5Proto-West Germanicberghill, mountain

Words derived from “а́йсберг”

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