Where does “スタテンアイランド” come from?
スタテンアイランド (Japanese) comes from English Staten Island, from Dutch Stateneiland, from Dutch eiland, from Middle Dutch eilant, from Old Dutch eilant, from Old Frisian eiland, from Proto-West Germanic *auwjuland, from Proto-Germanic awjōlandą — water.
Ancestry of “スタテンアイランド”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Staten Island | one of five, situated south-southwest of Manhattan. It is coterminous with Richmond County |
| 2 | Dutch | Stateneiland | Isla de los Estados |
| 3 | Dutch | eiland | island |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | eilant | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | eilant | — |
| 6 | Old Frisian | eiland | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *auwjuland | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | awjōlandą | island |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |