Where does “Coney Islander” come from?
Coney Islander (English) comes from English coney island, from Dutch Konijneneiland, from Dutch eiland, from Middle Dutch eilant, from Old Dutch eilant, from Old Frisian eiland, from Proto-West Germanic *auwjuland, from Proto-Germanic awjōlandą — water.
Coney Islander (English): A person from or resident of Coney Island, New York
Definitions
- A person from or resident of Coney Island, New York
Ancestry of “Coney Islander”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | coney island | Alternative letter-case form of Coney Island |
| 2 | Dutch | Konijneneiland | — |
| 3 | Dutch | eiland | island |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | eilant | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | eilant | — |
| 6 | Old Frisian | eiland | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *auwjuland | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | awjōlandą | island |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |