Etymograph

English

Robinson Island

From Robinson + island.

A compound of Robinson + island

Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą

Proto-West Germanic *auwjuland

Old English īeġland

Middle English iland

English island

The story

Named after Robinson Crusoe.

Today it means

name An island of Bois de la Cambre, Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium.

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

Etymograph / Robinson Island