Where does “yland” come from?

yland (Middle English) comes from Old English īeġland, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Ancestry of “yland”, step by step

yland traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English īeġland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishīeġlandisland
2Old Englishīeġisland
3Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
4Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicagwjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Old English īġland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishīġland—

via Old English ēaland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishēalandisland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →