eland

eland · noun¹

1. Middle High German · derived fromelen
2. German · derived fromelend
3. Middle Dutch · derived fromelant
4. Dutch · derived fromeland“elk”
5. Afrikaans · borrowed fromeland
6. English todayeland

Borrowed from Afrikaans eland, from Dutch eland (“elk”), from Middle Dutch elant, from obsolete early modern German elend, from Middle High German elen, see German Elen for more. Doublet of elk.

Eland · proper noun²

1. Dutch · borrowed fromEland
2. Old English · derived fromealand“cultivated land by a river”
3. English todayEland

Various etymologies: * English habitational surname, from the town of Elland, in West Yorkshire, or from the village of Ealand, in North Lincolnshire, all of which derive from Old English ealand (“cultivated land by a river”). * Borrowed from Dutch Eland, a personal name composed of adel (“noble”) + land (“land”).

Eland · proper noun³

From eland (“kind of antelope”).

First known use, by meaning

• from late 18th c. A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh.