Icebergs were called Ice Mountains in earlier days.
This makes sense as Icebergs derive their name from a German root.
Icebergs extend to = Ice bergers
English: German
Ice = Eis
Mountains = Berger
So the Deutsch word Eis-berger translated to Ice-mountains and reverted to a hybrid Ice-Berg.
This makes sense as Icebergs derive their name from a German root.
Icebergs extend to = Ice bergers
English: German
Ice = Eis
Mountains = Berger
So the Deutsch word Eis-berger translated to Ice-mountains and reverted to a hybrid Ice-Berg.
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