Where does “koraaleiland” come from?
koraaleiland (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.
koraaleiland (Dutch): atoll, coral island
Definitions
- atoll, coral island
Ancestry of “koraaleiland”, step by step
koraaleiland 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 Dutch koraal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | koraal | A coral; any of various coralline tiny organisms... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | corael | — |
| 3 | Old French | coral | — |
| 4 | Latin | corallium | coral |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κοράλλιον | coral |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἅλς | salt; brine; sea |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |