Where does “Ireland” come from?

Ireland derives from Irish Éire, from Old Irish Ériu, from Proto-Celtic ɸīweryū, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European peyH- and lendʰ-, though the precise semantic development remains uncertain.

Ireland (English): Other places named Ireland

Definitions

  1. Other places named Ireland

Ancestry of “Ireland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishIrlond—
2Old EnglishĪrland—
3Old EnglishĪrasIrishmen
4Old NorseÍrarIrishmen
5Old IrishÉriuIreland
6Primitive Irish*Īweriū—
7Proto-CelticΦīweryū—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpiHweryon-—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

Words derived from “Ireland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon- →Every word from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū →