Where does “koralløy” come from?

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

koralløy (Norwegian Nynorsk): a coral island

Definitions

  1. a coral island

Ancestry of “koralløy”, step by step

koralløy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk øy

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk korall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkorallcoral
2Latincoralliumcoral
3Ancient Greekκοράλλιονcoral
4Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
5Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →