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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”

  • eilandvos
  • hefeiland
  • eilandnatie
  • eilandstaat
  • getijdeneiland
  • eilandengroep
  • werkeiland
  • koraaleiland
  • eiland
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