Where does “isber” come from?

isber (Walloon) comes 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.

isber (Walloon): iceberg

Definitions

  1. iceberg

Ancestry of “isber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchijsbergiceberg
2Dutchijsice frozen liquid, notably water
3Middle Dutchijsice
4Old Dutchīs—
5Proto-West Germanicīsice
6Proto-Germanicīsąice
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →