Where does “ēaland” come from?

ēaland (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic awjōlandą, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

ēaland (Old English): island

Definitions

  1. island

Ancestry of “ēaland”, step by step

ēaland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic awjōlandą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicawjōlandąisland
2Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
3Proto-Germanicagwjō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Proto-Germanic landą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “ēaland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →