Where does “islänning” come from?
islänning (Swedish) comes from Swedish Island, from Old Norse Ísland, from Old Norse íss, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.
islänning (Swedish): Icelander
Ancestry of “islänning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Island | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | Ísland | Iceland |
| 3 | Old Norse | íss | ice |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |