Where does “Zealandia” come from?
Zealandia (English) comes from English Zealand, from Danish Sjælland, from Old Norse Selund, from Old Norse selr, from Proto-Germanic selhaz, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.
Ancestry of “Zealandia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Zealand | — |
| 2 | Danish | Sjælland | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | Selund | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | selr | seal; second-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | selhaz | seal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | selk- | to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw |