Where does “Sable Island” come from?
Sable Island (English) comes from English Island, 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 — water.
Sable Island (English): A small island and sand bar of Canada in the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and in its jurisdiction
Definitions
- A small island and sand bar of Canada in the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and in its jurisdiction
Ancestry of “Sable Island”, step by step
Sable Island traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Island
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Island | Long Island (in New York State) |
| 2 | English | iland | Archaic form of island |
| 3 | Middle English | iland | — |
| 4 | Old English | īeġland | island |
| 5 | Old English | īeġ | island |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |
via French sablé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sablé | sandy; biscuit sablé, shortbread; past participle... |
| 2 | Old French | martre sable | sable marten; sable martin |
| 3 | Middle Low German | sabel | — |