English word iceberg comes from Dutch ijs (Ice. Ice cream.), Dutch berg (Mountain, hill.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| ijs | Dutch (nl) | Ice. Ice cream. |
| berg | Dutch (nl) | Mountain, hill. |
| ijsberg | Dutch (nl) | Iceberg (mountain-size mass of floating ice). |
| iceberg | English (en) | (US, slang) An aloof person.. (figuratively, after an adjective) An impending disastrous event whose adverse effects are only beginning to show, in reference to one-tenth of the volume of an iceberg being visible above water.. A huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a glacier or ice shelf. |