Etymology Explorer › Old Dutch

Where does “eilant” come from?

eilant (Old Dutch) comes from Old Frisian eiland, from Proto-West Germanic *auwjuland, from Proto-Germanic awjōlandą, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Ancestry of “eilant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianeiland—
2Proto-West Germanic*auwjuland—
3Proto-Germanicawjōlandąisland
4Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicagwjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “eilant”

  • eilandvos
  • hefeiland
  • eilandnatie
  • eilandstaat
  • getijdeneiland
  • koraaleiland
  • eilandengroep
  • werkeiland
  • eiland
  • eilant
  • eiland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →