Where does “Zuidereiland” come from?
Zuidereiland (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 “Zuidereiland”, step by step
Zuidereiland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch eiland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | eiland | island |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | eilant | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | eilant | — |
| 4 | Old Frisian | eiland | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *auwjuland | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | awjōlandą | island |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |
via English South Island
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | South Island | — |