Where does “Öland” come from?
Öland (English) comes from Swedish Öland, from Old Swedish øland, from Old Swedish ø, from Old Norse ey, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚢᛃᚢ, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.
Öland (English): The second-largest island of Sweden
Definitions
- The second-largest island of Sweden
Ancestry of “Öland”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Öland | Öland; Sweden's second largest island |
| 2 | Old Swedish | øland | island |
| 3 | Old Swedish | ø | a letter of the Old Swedish alphabet, written in the Latin script |
| 4 | Old Norse | ey | always, ever; island |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | *ᚨᚢᛃᚢ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |