Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/īsą

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This Proto-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-Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*īsą n

  1. ice

Inflection[edit]

neuter a-stemDeclension of *īsą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *īsą *īsō
vocative *īsą *īsō
accusative *īsą *īsō
genitive *īsas, *īsis *īsǫ̂
dative *īsai *īsamaz
instrumental *īsō *īsamiz

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *īs
    • Old English: īs, ys
      • 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
      • Middle Low German: îs
        • Low German:
          • German Low German: Ies
    • Old Dutch: *īs
    • Old High German: īs
  • Old Norse: íss (< *īsaz)