Where does “Konijneneiland” come from?

Konijneneiland (Dutch) comes from Dutch eiland, from Middle Dutch eilant, from Old Dutch eilant, from Old Frisian eiland, from Proto-West Germanic *auwjuland, from Proto-Germanic awjōlandą, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō — water.

Ancestry of “Konijneneiland”, step by step

Konijneneiland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch eiland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcheilandisland
2Middle Dutcheilant—
3Old Dutcheilant—
4Old Frisianeiland—
5Proto-West Germanic*auwjuland—
6Proto-Germanicawjōlandąisland
7Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
8Proto-Germanicagwjō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Dutch konijn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkonijnA rabbit, a bunny; any non-hare lagomorph of the...
2Middle Dutchconijn—
3Middle Dutchconin—
4Old Frenchconnin—
5Latincunīculusa rabbit

Words derived from “Konijneneiland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →