Where does “Andøya” come from?

Andøya (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål øy, from Old Norse ey, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚢᛃᚢ, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Andøya (Norwegian Bokmål): the largest island of the Vesterålen archipelago

Definitions

  1. the largest island of the Vesterålen archipelago

Ancestry of “Andøya”, step by step

Andøya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål øy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåløyan island
2Old Norseeyalways, ever; island
3Proto-Norse*ᚨᚢᛃᚢ—
4Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicagwjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Norwegian Bokmål ånd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålåndspirit, mind; ghost
2Danishåndspirit, mind; ghost; imperative of ånde
3Old Norseǫndduck; breath; soul
4Proto-Germanicanadôbreath; spirit; zeal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →