Where does “Island” come from?

Island (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Island (English): Long Island (in New York State)

Definitions

  1. Long Island (in New York State)

Ancestry of “Island”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishilandArchaic form of island
2Middle Englishiland—
3Old Englishīeġlandisland
4Old Englishīeġisland
5Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
6Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
7Proto-Germanicagwjō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “Island”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →