Where does “IJslander” come from?

IJslander (Dutch) comes 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.

IJslander (Dutch): an Icelander, member or descendant of the people of Iceland

Definitions

  1. an Icelander, member or descendant of the people of Iceland

Ancestry of “IJslander”, step by step

IJslander traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch IJsland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchIJsland—
2Dutchlandland; country; land
3Middle Dutchlantland; country, region; ground, earth
4Old Dutchlantland; land, terrain; territory
5Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
6Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →