Where does “Ysland” come from?

Ysland (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch IJsland, from Dutch land, from Middle Dutch lant, from Old Dutch lant, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Ancestry of “Ysland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchIJsland—
2Dutchlandland; country; land
3Middle Dutchlantland; country, region; ground, earth
4Old Dutchlantland; land, terrain; territory
5Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
6Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “Ysland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic land →