Where does “Staten Islander” come from?
Staten Islander (English) comes from English Staten Island, from Dutch Stateneiland, from Dutch eiland, from Middle Dutch eilant, from Old Dutch eilant, from Old Frisian eiland, from Proto-West Germanic *auwjuland, from Proto-Germanic awjōlandą — water.
Staten Islander (English): A native or inhabitant of Staten Island, New York
Definitions
- A native or inhabitant of Staten Island, New York
Ancestry of “Staten Islander”, step by step
Staten Islander traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Staten Island
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Staten Island | one of five, situated south-southwest of Manhattan. It is coterminous with Richmond County |
| 2 | Dutch | Stateneiland | Isla de los Estados |
| 3 | Dutch | eiland | island |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | eilant | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | eilant | — |
| 6 | Old Frisian | eiland | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *auwjuland | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | awjōlandą | island |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |