Where does “Áland” come from?

Áland (Faroese) comes from Old Norse Áland, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚺᚹᚨᛚᚨᚾᛞ — water-land.

Áland (Faroese): Åland

Definitions

  1. Åland

Ancestry of “Áland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseÁlandÅland
2Proto-Norseᚨᚺᚹᚨᛚᚨᚾᛞwater-land
Every word from Proto-Norse ᚨᚺᚹᚨᛚᚨᚾᛞ →Every word from Old Norse Áland →