Where does “Zealand” come from?

Zealand derives from Danish Sjælland, from Old Norse Selund, from Old Norse selr meaning seal, from Proto-Germanic selhaz, from Proto-Indo-European selk-.

Zealand (English): Zeeland

Definitions

  1. Zeeland

Ancestry of “Zealand”, step by step

Zealand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish Sjælland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishSjælland—
2Old NorseSelund—
3Old Norseselrseal; second-person singular present indicative...
4Proto-Germanicselhazseal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw

via Dutch zeeland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzeelandland adjacent to the sea, coastal land
2Middle DutchSêelant—

Words derived from “Zealand”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic selhaz →Every word from Old Norse selr →