Etymology

Eis

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Today it means: A surname from German. Full definition →

German Eis ← Middle High German īs ← Old High German īs
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyH-so-
  3. Proto-Germanic*īsą
  4. Proto-West Germanic*īs
  5. Old High Germanīs
  6. Middle High Germanīs
  7. GermanEis
  8. English todayEis

Borrowed from German Eis.

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