eiland
Afrikaans
/ˈəi̯.lant/
noun
Definitions
- island
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish eiland (island) inherited from Middle Dutch eilant inherited from Old Dutch *eilant derived from Old Frisian eiland derived from Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*awjōlandą
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Kersteiland Dutch, Flemish
- Paaseiland Dutch, Flemish
- Stateneiland Dutch, Flemish
- booreiland Dutch, Flemish
- eiland Dutch, Flemish
- eilandengroep Dutch, Flemish
- eilandnatie Dutch, Flemish
- eilandstaat Dutch, Flemish
- getijdeneiland Dutch, Flemish
- hefeiland Dutch, Flemish
- koraaleiland Dutch, Flemish
- rotseiland Dutch, Flemish
- schateiland Dutch, Flemish
- schiereiland Dutch, Flemish
- taaleiland Dutch, Flemish
- werkeiland Dutch, Flemish
- *awjō Proto-Germanic
- *awjōlandą Proto-Germanic
- iegland Old English
- īġland Old English
- eyland Old Norse
- eilant Middle Dutch
- skier Afrikaans
- skiereiland Afrikaans
- *eilant Old Dutch
- eilant Middle Low German
- alond Old Frisian
- ei Old Frisian
- eiland Old Frisian
- land Old Frisian
- ālond Old Frisian
- eilanti Sranan Tongo