Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᚨᚺᚹᚢᛚᚨᛞᚨ

This Proto-Norse entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From *ᚨᚺᚹᚢ (*ahwu, “river; water”) + *ᛚᚨᛞᚨ (*lada /⁠landa⁠/, “land”). First element from Proto-Germanic *ahwō, second from Proto-Germanic *landą.

Proper noun

*ᚨᚺᚹᚢᛚᚨᛞᚨ (*ahwulada /ahʷulanda/) n

  1. Åland, an archipelago in the Baltic Sea

Alternative reconstructions

  • *ᚨᚺᚹᚨᛚᚨᛞᚨ (*ahwalada)

Descendants

  • Old Norse: Áland
    • Icelandic: Áland
    • Faroese: Áland
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: Åland
    • Norwegian Bokmål: Åland
    • Swedish: Åland
    • Danish: Ålandsøerne
  • →? Finnish: Ahvenanmaa (calque, with second element Finnish maa (“land”))
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