Where does “ailan” come from?

ailan (Tok Pisin) comes from English Island, from English iland, from Middle English iland, from Old English īeġland, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō — water.

ailan (Tok Pisin): island

Definitions

  1. island

Ancestry of “ailan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIslandLong Island (in New York State)
2EnglishilandArchaic form of island
3Middle Englishiland—
4Old Englishīeġlandisland
5Old Englishīeġisland
6Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
7Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
8Proto-Germanicagwjō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →