Where does “coney island” come from?
coney island (English) comes from Dutch Konijneneiland, from Dutch eiland, from Middle Dutch eilant, from Old Dutch eilant, from Old Frisian eiland, from Proto-West Germanic *auwjuland, from Proto-Germanic awjōlandą, from Proto-Germanic awjō — water.
coney island (English): Alternative letter-case form of Coney Island
Definitions
- Alternative letter-case form of Coney Island
Ancestry of “coney island”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Konijneneiland | — |
| 2 | Dutch | eiland | island |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | eilant | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | eilant | — |
| 5 | Old Frisian | eiland | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *auwjuland | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | awjōlandą | island |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |