Where does “schiereiland” come from?
schiereiland (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.
schiereiland (Dutch): peninsula
Definitions
- peninsula
Ancestry of “schiereiland”, step by step
schiereiland traces back through 3 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 schier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schier | almost; quickly; fast, quick |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schier | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | scieri | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skairiz | pure; sheer; shining; clear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
via Latin paenīnsula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | paenīnsula | peninsula |
| 2 | Latin | paene | almost, nearly; scarcely, hardly, barely |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |