English word ice comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-, Classical Armenian *եստ, Proto-Indo-European *ey-, and later Proto-Germanic *īsą (Ice.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *h₁es- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *եստ | Classical Armenian (xcl) | |
| *ey- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to go |
| *īsą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Ice. |
| *h₁é-h₁es- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| īs | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| *isti | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| is | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | The runic character ᛁ (/i/ or /i:/). Ice. |
| is | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| ice | English (eng) | (countable) A frozen dessert made of fruit juice, water and sugar.. (uncountable) Any substance having the appearance of ice.. (uncountable) Covering made of frozen water on a river or other water basin in cold season.. (uncountable) Water in frozen (solid) form.. (uncountable, astronomy) Any volatile chemical, such as water, ammonia, or carbon dioxide, not necessarily in solid form.. [...] |