English
Estland
Estland comes from Old English Ēste ‘the Aestii’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Ēste‘the Aestii’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150Ēstland
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Estlond
- Englishearliest quotation 2011Estland
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Ēste‘the Aestii’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150Ēstland
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Estlond
- Englishearliest quotation 2011Estland
Earliest quotation: 2011, Armin G. Stromberg, R. G. Compton: “Thus, by the middle of the 19th century the…”
A compound of Est + -land
Proto-Indo-European *ān- ‘to notice’
Proto-Germanic *anstiz ‘favour, affection’
Proto-West Germanic *ansti ‘favour’
Old English ēst ‘will, consent, favour’
Middle English este ‘grace, est, favour’
English Est
Every English word from Old English Ēste
Today it means
name Synonym of Estonia
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English Ēste / Estland