Where does “Coalisland” come from?
Coalisland (English) comes from English Island, from English iland, from Middle English iland, from Old English īeġland, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō — water.
Ancestry of “Coalisland”, step by step
Coalisland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Island
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Island | Long Island (in New York State) |
| 2 | English | iland | Archaic form of island |
| 3 | Middle English | iland | — |
| 4 | Old English | īeġland | island |
| 5 | Old English | īeġ | island |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |
via English coal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | coal | A black rock formed from prehistoric plant... |
| 2 | Middle English | col | cole; coal |
| 3 | Old English | cōl | cool, cold, tranquil, calm |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kōl(ī) | cool |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kōluz | cool |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kalaną | to be cold, to freeze |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |