Where does “Gotlander” come from?
Gotlander (English) comes from English Gotland, from Swedish Gotland, from Icelandic Goti, from English goat, from English Time, from Middle English tyme, from Old French thym, from Latin thymum — smoke; mist, haze.
Gotlander (English): Somebody from Gotland
Definitions
- Somebody from Gotland
Ancestry of “Gotlander”, step by step
Gotlander traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Gotland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gotland | situated in the Baltic Sea |
| 2 | Swedish | Gotland | Gotland |
| 3 | Icelandic | Goti | Goth |
| 4 | English | goat | A mammal, "Capra aegagrus hircus", and similar... |
| 5 | English | Time | The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events |
| 6 | Middle English | tyme | thyme; time; A specific duration or period of... |
| 7 | Old French | thym | — |
| 8 | Latin | thymum | thyme; accusative singular of thymus |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | θύμον | thyme |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | θύω | I offer in sacrifice, slay, burn, immolate; I... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |