Where does “eiland” come from?

eiland (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

eiland (Dutch): island

Definitions

  1. island

Ancestry of “eiland”, step by step

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

Words derived from “eiland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →