English word island comes from Proto-Germanic *awjō (A floodplain; meadow. Island.), Proto-Germanic *landą (Land, area of ground.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *awjō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | A floodplain; meadow. Island. |
| *landą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Land, area of ground. |
| ieg | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Island. |
| *awjōlandą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Island. |
| igland | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Island. |
| ealand | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| ēaland | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| ylond | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| iland | English (eng) | |
| island | English (eng) | (transitive) To isolate.. (transitive) To set, dot (as if) with islands.. (transitive) To surround with water; make into an island. (government) An unincorporated area wholly surrounded by one or more incorporated areas.. (grammar) A phrase from which a wh-word cannot be extracted without yielding invalid grammar.. A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by [...] |