Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/awjōlandą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

1. 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

• Proto-West Germanic: *auwjuland
  • Old English: ēaland, īeġland, īġland
    • Middle English: ylond, yland, iland
      • Scots: iland, yland
      • English: iland, island (with spelling changed to include -s- through false 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, eylant, eyland, eylandt, eijlandt, eilandt, eijlant, eijland (archaic)
          • Afrikaans: eiland
          • Negerhollands: eiland, eyland
          • → Sranan Tongo: eilanti
• Old Norse: eyland
  • Icelandic: eyland
  • Danish: øland