Where does “Zeelandië” come from?

Zeelandië (Dutch) comes from Dutch ie, from Middle Dutch hi, from Old Dutch hīe, from Old Dutch hē, from Proto-Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic hīz — nominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these...

Zeelandië (Dutch): Zealandia a sunken continent in the west of the Pacific

Definitions

  1. Zealandia a sunken continent in the west of the Pacific

Ancestry of “Zeelandië”, step by step

Zeelandië traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchie"Third-person singular, masculine, subjective,...
2Middle Dutchhihe
3Old Dutchhīehe
4Old Dutchhē—
5Proto-Germanic*hiʀ—
6Proto-Germanichīznominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these...

via Dutch zeeland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzeelandland adjacent to the sea, coastal land
2Middle DutchSêelant—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hīz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hiʀ →Every word from Old Dutch hē →