Where does “eilandbewoner” come from?

eilandbewoner (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.

eilandbewoner (Dutch): islander

Definitions

  1. islander

Ancestry of “eilandbewoner”, step by step

eilandbewoner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch eiland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcheilandisland
2Middle Dutcheilant
3Old Dutcheilant
4Old Frisianeiland
5Proto-West Germanic*auwjuland
6Proto-Germanicawjōlandąisland
7Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
8Proto-Germanicagwjō
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Dutch bewonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbewonento live in, to inhabit
2Middle Dutchbewōnen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂
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