Jämtland
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish Jämtland.
Proper noun
Jämtland
Translations
province and county of Sweden
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Swedish
Etymology
Old Norse Jamtaland, from the name of the inhabitants, the Jämtar, from jamti, from Proto-Germanic *emat- (“industrious, strong”), which could ultimately be related to German emsig (“industrious”).[1]
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Jämtland n (genitive Jämtlands)
References
- ^ Hellquist, Elof (1922). Svensk etymologisk ordbok (Första upplagan). Lund: Gleerups förlag. p. 285
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