Proto-Indo-European

*h₁eyH-

‘icefloe, icicle’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-, most familiar first.

• ice ← hyse ← īs ← *īs ← *īsą
• yew ← ew ← īw ← *īwaz ← *h₁eyHw-
• eckle ← ickle ← ikil ← ġicel ← *jikil

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-