FromDutcheiland, fromMiddle Dutcheilant, fromOld Dutch*eilant, fromOld Frisianeiland, fromProto-Germanic*awjōlandą.
eiland (pluraleilande,diminutiveeilandjie)
FromMiddle Dutcheilant, fromOld Dutch*eilant, fromOld Frisianeiland, fromProto-West Germanic*auwjuland, fromProto-Germanic*awjōlandą, equivalent toei(“island”) +land(“land”). The former part is from*awjō, the latter identical to modern Dutchland.
eiland n (pluraleilanden,diminutiveeilandje n)