Where does “shetlending” come from?
shetlending (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk Shetland, from English shetland, from Scots Shetland, from Middle Low German Ȝetland, from Old Norse Hjaltland, from Old Norse hjalt, from Proto-Germanic heltą, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.
shetlending (Norwegian Nynorsk): a Shetlander
Ancestry of “shetlending”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | Shetland | — |
| 2 | English | shetland | Lightweight, loosely twisted wool fabric |
| 3 | Scots | Shetland | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | Ȝetland | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | Hjaltland | Shetland |
| 6 | Old Norse | hjalt | hilt |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | heltą | handle; hilt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |