Where does “ismås” come from?
ismås (Swedish) comes from Swedish is, from Old Swedish is, from Old Norse íss, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.
ismås (Swedish): an ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea)
Definitions
- an ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea)
Ancestry of “ismås”, step by step
ismås traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish is
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | is | Ice; frozen water; Ice; a sheet of ice lying on a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | is | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | íss | ice |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |
via Swedish mås
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mås | any of several species of smaller gulls |
| 2 | Old Norse | mási | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | maiwaz | gull, seagull |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | maiwijaną | to shout, mew |