Etymology

Ireland

Ire·land
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Today it means: A large island in northwestern Europe. Full definition →

Middle English Irlond ← Old English Īrland ← Proto-West Germanic *land
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  1. Proto-Celtic*ɸīweriyū
  2. Proto-Celtic*Φīweriyū?
  3. Old IrishÉriu
  4. Old EnglishĪras
  5. Proto-Indo-European*lendʰ-
  6. Proto-Germanic*landą
  7. Proto-West Germanic*land
  8. Old Englishland
  9. Old EnglishĪrland
  10. Middle EnglishIrlond
  11. English todayIreland

From Middle English Ireland, Irelond, Irlond, Irland, from Old English Īrland, from Old Irish Ériu + land. See Irish.

Words from the same roots

Old IrishÉriu all →

Irisherne

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