Etymograph

English

Helluland

Helluland comes from Old Norse Helluland.

  1. Old Norsec. 800–1350Helluland
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Norsec. 800–1350Helluland
  2. Englishtodaysame form

The story

From Old Norse Helluland, coined by norse explorer Leif Erikson c. 1000 CE from hella (‘flat stone’) + land (‘land’).

Every English word from Old Norse Helluland

Today it means

name The name given by the Icelandic Norseman Leif Erikson to the portion of North America in modern-day Baffin Island, Canada when he arrived there circa 1000 CE.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old Norse Helluland / Helluland

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