Where does “Åland” come from?

Åland (Danish) comes from Old Norse Áland, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚺᚹᚨᛚᚨᚾᛞ — water-land.

Åland (Danish): Åland Islands

Definitions

  1. Åland Islands

Ancestry of “Åland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseÁlandÅland
2Proto-Norseᚨᚺᚹᚨᛚᚨᚾᛞwater-land

Words derived from “Åland”

Every word from Proto-Norse ᚨᚺᚹᚨᛚᚨᚾᛞ →Every word from Old Norse Áland →