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Where does “Ísland” come from?

Ísland (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse íss, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

Ísland (Old Norse): Iceland

Definitions

  1. Iceland

Ancestry of “Ísland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseíssice
2Proto-Germanicīsąice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

Words derived from “Ísland”

  • Islandia
  • Islanda
  • islandese
  • Islande
  • Islandais
  • Island
  • Isländerin
  • Isländer
  • Islândia
  • islandês
  • Islande
  • islandietis
  • islandisks
  • islänning
  • islandshäst
  • Island
  • Islandia
  • islandzki
  • islending
  • Ισλανδία
  • islending
  • islænding
  • Ísland
  • séríslenskur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →