|
|
This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
|
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *īsą.
Noun
*īs n
- ice
Inflection
| Neuter a-stem
|
|
|
Singular
|
| Nominative
|
*īs
|
| Genitive
|
*īsas
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| Nominative
|
*īs
|
*īsu
|
| Accusative
|
*īs
|
*īsu
|
| Genitive
|
*īsas
|
*īsō
|
| Dative
|
*īsē
|
*īsum
|
| Instrumental
|
*īsu
|
*īsum
|
Descendants
- Old English: īs, ys, ᛁᛋ (is) — Near Fakenham plaque
- Middle English: is, ise, yes, yce, yys, ys, ijs, yse, ysz, hyse, hyys, ice, isse, ysse, yis
- English: ice (see there for further descendants)
- Scots: ice
- Old Frisian: īs
- North Frisian: Iis, Is, is
- Saterland Frisian: Ies
- West Frisian: iis
- Old Saxon: īs
- Old Dutch: *īs
- Middle Dutch: ijs
- Dutch: ijs
- Afrikaans: ys
- Petjo: es
- → Caribbean Javanese: ès
- → Indonesian: es
- → Papiamentu: eis
- → Sranan Tongo: èisi, hèisi
- → Aukan: eisi
- → Saramaccan: eísí
- Limburgish: ies
- Old High German: īs
- Middle High German: īs
- Alemannic German: Iis, Is, Isch
- Alsatian: Iis; Eis (northern)
- Italian Walser: isch, éisch
- Bavarian: ais
- Cimbrian: ais
- Mòcheno: ais
- Central Franconian: Eis, Ies
- Hunsrik: Eis
- Luxembourgish: Äis
- Transylvanian Saxon: Ais
- German: Eis
- Rhine Franconian:
- Frankfurt: [ais]
- Pennsylvania German: Eis
- Vilamovian: ajs
- Yiddish: אײַז (ayz)