Etymology of the English word glacier
the English word
glacierderived from the Old French word
glacierderived from the Old French word
glaceDate
The earliest known usage of glacier in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
glaciology,
glaciologist,
rockglacierCognates
Dutch
gletsjer, French
glacier, German
Gletscher, Norwegian
gletsjer, Swedish
glaciärUsage
Word found in Modern English
