Where does “Öland” come from?

Öland (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish øland, from Old Swedish ø, from Old Norse ey, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚢᛃᚢ, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Öland (Swedish): Öland; Sweden's second largest island

Definitions

  1. Öland; Sweden's second largest island

Ancestry of “Öland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishølandisland
2Old Swedishøa letter of the Old Swedish alphabet, written in the Latin script
3Old Norseeyalways, ever; island
4Proto-Norse*ᚨᚢᛃᚢ—
5Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
6Proto-Germanicagwjō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “Öland”

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