Where does “Shetlands” come from?
Shetlands (Dutch) comes from Dutch Shetland, from English shetland, from Scots Shetland, from Middle Low German Ȝetland, 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.
Shetlands (Dutch): of the Shetland Islands; Shetlandic
Definitions
- of the Shetland Islands; Shetlandic
Ancestry of “Shetlands”, step by step
Shetlands traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Shetland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Shetland | — |
| 2 | English | shetland | Lightweight, loosely twisted wool fabric |
| 3 | Scots | Shetland | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | Ȝetland | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | Hjaltland | Shetland |
| 6 | Old Norse | hjalt | hilt |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | heltą | handle; hilt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |
via Dutch S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | S | — |