Where does “Aland” come from?

Aland comes from Swedish Åland, from Old Norse Áland, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚺᚹᚨᛚᚨᚾᛞ, of uncertain ultimate origin.

Aland (English): group of islands in the Baltic Sea

Definitions

  1. group of islands in the Baltic Sea

Ancestry of “Aland”, step by step

Aland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish Åland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishÅlandÅland
2Old NorseÁlandÅland
3Proto-Norseᚨᚺᚹᚨᛚᚨᚾᛞwater-land

via Middle English aland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishaland—
2Old Englishon landeon land

Words derived from “Aland”

Every word from Proto-Norse ᚨᚺᚹᚨᛚᚨᚾᛞ →Every word from Old Norse Áland →Every word from Swedish Åland →