Gunnison Valley News | 1927-03-10 | Page 4 | Accounting for "Island"

Accounting for "Island "Island" is an Anglo-Saxon word of which the derivation Is not clear. Probably It followed the custom observed ob-served In saying headland, neck of land, tongue of land, brow of a hill, mouth of a river, back or foot of a hill and arm of the sea. Its resemblance resem-blance to an eye led it to be called an island. The "s" probably resulted from confusion with the French word isle.