Etymograph

English

ice burn

From ice + burn.

A compound of ice + burn

Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH- ‘ice’

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Proto-Germanic *īsą

Proto-West Germanic *īs

Old English īs

Middle English hyse

English ice

Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- ‘to boil’

Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenw-

Proto-Germanic *brinnaną ‘to burn’

Old Norse brinna ‘to burn’

Middle English burne

English burn

Another origin of ice burn

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentEisbahn‘ice rink’literally ‘ice road’
  2. Japanesemodernアイスバーンaisubān‘icy road (driving) or path (hiking)’
  3. Englishtodayice burn

Today it means

noun Tissue damage caused by direct skin contact with a cold surface.

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

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