Where does “Eiland” come from?

Eiland (Low German) comes from Middle Low German eilant, from Old Frisian eiland, from Proto-West Germanic *auwjuland, from Proto-Germanic awjōlandą, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Eiland (Low German): island

Definitions

  1. island

Ancestry of “Eiland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germaneilant—
2Old Frisianeiland—
3Proto-West Germanic*auwjuland—
4Proto-Germanicawjōlandąisland
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 →