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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishStaten Islandone of five, situated south-southwest of Manhattan. It is coterminous with Richmond County
2DutchStateneilandIsla de los Estados
3Dutcheilandisland
4Middle Dutcheilant
5Old Dutcheilant
6Old Frisianeiland
7Proto-West Germanic*auwjuland
8Proto-Germanicawjōlandąisland
9Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
10Proto-Germanicagwjō
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂