Where does “IJslands” come from?

IJslands (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.

IJslands (Dutch): Icelandic, relating to Iceland and/or its people

Definitions

  1. Icelandic, relating to Iceland and/or its people

Ancestry of “IJslands”, step by step

IJslands 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 S

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchS—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →
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