Etymograph

English

ice-saw

From ice + saw.

A compound of ice + saw

Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH- ‘ice’

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Proto-Germanic *īsą

Proto-West Germanic *īs

Old English īs

Middle English hyse

English ice

Today it means

noun A large saw for cutting through ice to free ships, etc.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / ice-saw