Etymology

Icelandic

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Today it means: A native or inhabitant of Iceland; an Icelander. Full definition →

English Iceland ← Middle English Iseland ← Old Norse Ísland
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The story

  1. Old NorseÍsland
  2. Middle EnglishIseland
  3. EnglishIceland
  4. English todayIcelandic

From Iceland + -ic.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.