Where does “אײַז” come from?
אײַז (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German īs, from Old High German īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.
אײַז (Yiddish): ice
Ancestry of “אײַז”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | īs | — |
| 2 | Old High German | īs | ice |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |
Words derived from “אײַז”