Where does “אײַז־ים” come from?

אײַז־ים (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אײַז, 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־ים (Yiddish): Arctic Ocean

Definitions

  1. Arctic Ocean

Ancestry of “אײַז־ים”, step by step

אײַז־ים traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish אײַז

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאײַזice
2Middle High Germanīs—
3Old High Germanīsice
4Proto-West Germanicīsice
5Proto-Germanicīsąice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

via Yiddish ים

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishיםsea, ocean
2Hebrewיםsea, ocean; west; a lot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic īs →