Where does “Ísland” come from?

Ísland (Faroese) comes from Old Norse Ísland, from Old Norse íss, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

Ísland (Faroese): Iceland

Definitions

  1. Iceland

Ancestry of “Ísland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseÍslandIceland
2Old Norseíssice
3Proto-Germanicīsąice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

Words derived from “Ísland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →Every word from Old Norse íss →