Where does “Orkney” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Orkney”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseOrkneyjarthe Orkney Islands
2Old Norseeyalways, ever; island
3Proto-Norse*ᚨᚢᛃᚢ—
4Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicagwjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “Orkney”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →