Where does “eyland” come from?

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

eyland (Old Norse): island

Definitions

  1. island

Ancestry of “eyland”, step by step

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

Words derived from “eyland”

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