Etymology of the English word island
the English word
islandderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*akʷ-ā-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*aujoDerivations in English
interisland,
islanderCognates
Dutch
landouw, Dutch
eiland, German
Au, German
Eiland, Icelandic
ey, Spanish
isla, Swedish
öUsage
Word found in Modern English
