Where does “אײַזבאַרג” come from?

אײַזבאַרג (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.

אײַזבאַרג (Yiddish): iceberg

Definitions

  1. iceberg

Ancestry of “אײַזבאַרג”, step by step

אײַזבאַרג 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 באַרג

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבאַרגmountain
2Middle High Germanbërca mountain
3Old High Germanbergmountain, hill
4Proto-West Germanicberghill, mountain
5Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic īs →