Where does “iland” come from?

iland (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

iland (English): Archaic form of island

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of island

Ancestry of “iland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishiland—
2Old Englishīeġlandisland
3Old Englishīeġisland
4Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
6Proto-Germanicagwjō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “iland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →