icebox

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyH-
2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyH-so-
3. Proto-Germanic*īsą
4. Proto-West Germanic*īs
5. Old Englishīs
6. Middle Englishis
7. Englishice
8. Ancient Greekπῠ́ξος (pŭ́xos)
9. Ancient Greekπυξίς (puxís)
10. Late Latinbuxis
11. Proto-West Germanic*buhsā
12. Old Englishbox
13. Middle Englishbox
14. Englishbox
15. English todayicebox

From ice + box.

First known use, by meaning

• from 19th c. A box or compartment containing ice, typically used to keep provisions cool.
• from 20th c. A refrigerator.
• from 20th c. A prison.