Where does “coral island” come from?
coral island (English) comes from English island, from English iland, from Middle English iland, from Old English īeġland, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō — water.
coral island (English): A type of island formed from coral detritus and...
Definitions
- A type of island formed from coral detritus and...
Ancestry of “coral island”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | island | A contiguous area of land, smaller than a... |
| 2 | English | iland | Archaic form of island |
| 3 | Middle English | iland | — |
| 4 | Old English | īeġland | island |
| 5 | Old English | īeġ | island |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |