Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/awjōlandą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *awjō +‎ *landą

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯.jɔː.ˌlɑn.dɑ̃/

Noun

*awjōlandą n

island

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *awjōlandą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*awjōlandą	*awjōlandō
vocative	*awjōlandą	*awjōlandō
accusative	*awjōlandą	*awjōlandō
genitive	awjōlandas, awjōlandis	*awjōlandǫ̂
dative	*awjōlandai	*awjōlandamaz
instrumental	*awjōlandō	*awjōlandamiz

Descendants

Old English: ēaland, īeġland, īġland
- Middle English: ylond, yland, iland
  - Scots: iland, yland
  - English: island (< earlier iland, with -s- through association with French isle, cf. English isle < Middle English ile)
Old Frisian: alond, āland, eiland
- North Frisian: eilun, Ailun, Eelun, ailönj
- Saterland Frisian: Ailound, Oailound
- West Frisian: eilân
- → Old Saxon: eiland, eilant
  - Middle Low German: eilant, eiglant, eylant
    - Low German: Eiland
    - → German: Eiland (literary)
- → Old Dutch: eilant
  - Middle Dutch: eilant
    - Dutch: eiland
      - Afrikaans: eiland
      - → Sranan Tongo: eilanti
Old Norse: eyland
- Icelandic: eyland
- Danish: øland

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