Where does “Island” come from?

Island (Livonian) comes from Latvian Islande, from Icelandic Ísland, from Old Norse Ísland, from Old Norse íss, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

Ancestry of “Island”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianIslandeIceland
2IcelandicÍslandIceland
3Old NorseÍslandIceland
4Old Norseíssice
5Proto-Germanicīsąice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH-Every word from Proto-Germanic īsąEvery word from Old Norse íss
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