Where does “Guernésiais” come from?

Guernésiais (English) comes from Norman Guernésiais, from Norman Guernési, from Old Norse ey, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚢᛃᚢ, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Guernésiais (English): A Romance language spoken in Guernsey; Guernsey Norman

Definitions

  1. A Romance language spoken in Guernsey; Guernsey Norman

Ancestry of “Guernésiais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NormanGuernésiaisGuernsey; Guernseyman
2NormanGuernésiGuernsey
3Old Norseeyalways, ever; island
4Proto-Norse*ᚨᚢᛃᚢ—
5Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
6Proto-Germanicagwjō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →