Where does “Tornedalen” come from?
Tornedalen (English) comes from Swedish Tornedalen, from Swedish törne, from Hungarian törik, from Hungarian -ött, from Hungarian -ö-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.
Ancestry of “Tornedalen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | Tornedalen | of Torne Valley; {{w|Torne Valley}} |
| 2 | Swedish | törne | thorn |
| 3 | Hungarian | törik | to break; third-person plural indicative present... |
| 4 | Hungarian | -ött | -ed, -t; in |
| 5 | Hungarian | -ö- | linking vowel |
| 6 | Hungarian | -d | your; Used in the second-person singular definite... |
| 7 | Middle Welsh | -nt | 3rd person plural verb ending |