An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Eiland

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, E
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Eiland.

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2526319An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, E — EilandJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Eiland, neuter, ‘isle,’ from Middle High German eilant, einlant(d), neuter, ‘land lying by itself, island’ (compare Middle High German eilif, from Old High German einlif, see elf). Ein here has the meaning ‘solitary, alone,’ as in Einsiedler, Einöde. English land, and Dutch eiland, are not allied; they belong to Au; see the latter.