Where does “Hitlander” come from?

Hitlander (Dutch) comes from Dutch Hitland, from Old Norse Hjaltland, from Old Norse hjalt, from Proto-Germanic heltą, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

Hitlander (Dutch): a Shetlander person from Shetland

Definitions

  1. a Shetlander person from Shetland

Ancestry of “Hitlander”, step by step

Hitlander traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Hitland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchHitland—
2Old NorseHjaltlandShetland
3Old Norsehjalthilt
4Proto-Germanicheltąhandle; hilt
5Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—

Words derived from “Hitlander”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic heltą →Every word from Old Norse hjalt →