Etymology

ice burn

Today it means: Tissue damage caused by direct skin contact with a cold surface. Full definition →

German Eisbahn
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ice burn · noun1

From ice + burn.

ice burn · noun2

  1. German · derived fromEisbahn
  2. English todayice burn

Phono-semantic matching of Japanese アイスバーン (aisubān), from German Eisbahn (literally “ice road”).

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