Where does “Zetlandic” come from?

Zetlandic (English) comes from English Zetland, from Middle Low German Ȝetland, from Old Norse Hjaltland, from Old Norse hjalt, from Proto-Germanic heltą, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

Zetlandic (English): Of or pertaining to Zetland

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Zetland

Ancestry of “Zetlandic”, step by step

Zetlandic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Zetland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishZetlandUntil 1974, the official name for the Shetland Islands
2Middle Low GermanȜetland—
3Old NorseHjaltlandShetland
4Old Norsehjalthilt
5Proto-Germanicheltąhandle; hilt
6Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic heltą →Every word from Old Norse hjalt →