Where does “orkneyskur” come from?

orkneyskur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic Orkneyjar, from Old Norse Orkneyjar, from Old Norse ey, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚢᛃᚢ, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

orkneyskur (Icelandic): Orcadian

Definitions

  1. Orcadian

Ancestry of “orkneyskur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicOrkneyjarthe Orkney Islands
2Old NorseOrkneyjarthe Orkney Islands
3Old Norseeyalways, ever; island
4Proto-Norse*ᚨᚢᛃᚢ—
5Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
6Proto-Germanicagwjō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →