The story
- Old English · inherited fromEgipta land
- Middle English · inherited fromEgiptelond
- English todayEgyptland
From Middle English Egiptelond, Egipte-lond, from Old English Egipta land, Egypta land (“the land of the Egyptians”), equivalent to Egypt + land. Compare Dutch Egypteland, Icelandic Egyptaland.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.