Where does “eilander” come from?

eilander (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.

eilander (Dutch): islander

Definitions

  1. islander

Ancestry of “eilander”, step by step

eilander 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 er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →