Where does “Irland” come from?

Irland (Middle English) comes from Middle English land, from Old English hland, from Proto-Germanic hlandą, from Proto-Indo-European klān- — liquid, wet ground.

Ancestry of “Irland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishlandAlternative form of lond; urine
2Old Englishhlandurine
3Proto-Germanichlandąurine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanklān-liquid, wet ground
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlandą →Every word from Old English hland →