Where does “islænder” come from?

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

islænder (Danish): Icelandic (a breed of horse)

Definitions

  1. Icelandic (a breed of horse)

Ancestry of “islænder”, step by step

islænder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish Island

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

via Danish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisherpresent of være; are
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →Every word from Old Norse íss →