Where does “Härjedalen” come from?
Härjedalen (English) comes from Swedish Härjedalen, from Old Norse Herjárdalr, from Old Norse dalr, from Proto-Germanic dalą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- — an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...
Ancestry of “Härjedalen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Härjedalen | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | Herjárdalr | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | dalr | dale, valley |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dalą | valley, dale |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰel- | an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;... |