Where does “Yslander” come from?
Yslander (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans Ysland, 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.
Yslander (Afrikaans): Icelander person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Definitions
- Icelander person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent
Ancestry of “Yslander”, step by step
Yslander traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans Ysland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | Ysland | — |
| 2 | Dutch | IJsland | — |
| 3 | Dutch | land | land; country; land |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | lant | land; country, region; ground, earth |
| 5 | Old Dutch | lant | land; land, terrain; territory |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
via Afrikaans er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | er | The name of the Latin-script letter R |