Where does “waddeneiland” come from?

waddeneiland (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.

waddeneiland (Dutch): island in a tidal mudflat

Definitions

  1. island in a tidal mudflat

Ancestry of “waddeneiland”, step by step

waddeneiland 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 wad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwadwadeable mud flat
2Middle Dutchwatwhat
3Old Dutchwatwhat
4Proto-West Germanichwatwhat
5Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →