English

iceboating

From ice + boat + -ing.

A compound of ice + boat + -ing

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 *bʰeyd- ‘to break’

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Proto-Germanic *baitaz ‘boat’

Proto-West Germanic *bait ‘boat’

Old English bāt

Middle English bot

English boat

Today it means

noun The act of travelling in a iceboat.

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

Etymograph / iceboating