Where does “Shetland” come from?
Shetland comes from Scots Shetland, from Old Norse Hjaltland, from Old Norse hjalt combined with Proto-Germanic landą meaning "land," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ-.
Shetland (English): A particular breed of pony; A pony of this breed;...
Definitions
- A particular breed of pony; A pony of this breed;...
Ancestry of “Shetland”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Scots | Shetland | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | Ȝetland | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | Hjaltland | Shetland |
| 4 | Old Norse | hjalt | hilt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | heltą | handle; hilt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |
Words derived from “Shetland”