köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH- Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-so-der. Proto-Germanic *īsą Proto-West Germanic *īs Old High German īs Middle High German īs German Eis Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos Proto-Germanic *bergaz Proto-West Germanic *berg Old High German bërg Middle High German bërc German Berg ▲ Dutch ijsbergcalq. German Eisberg…
köken: Most likely from a North Germanic language; compare Norwegian pakkis, Danish pakis, Swedish packis, all formed from Old Norse pakki (“package, parcel”) and íss (“ice”), with probable influence from banc (compare German Eisbank (literally “ice bench”)).