Where does “Islanďan” come from?

Islanďan (Czech) comes from Czech Island, from Icelandic Ísland, from Old Norse Ísland, from Old Norse íss, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

Islanďan (Czech): Icelander

Definitions

  1. Icelander

Ancestry of “Islanďan”, step by step

Islanďan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech Island

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechIsland—
2IcelandicÍslandIceland
3Old NorseÍslandIceland
4Old Norseíssice
5Proto-Germanicīsąice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

via Slovak island

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakisland—

Words derived from “Islanďan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →Every word from Old Norse íss →