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Where does “Göteborg” come from?

Göteborg (Finnish) comes from Swedish Göteborg, from Proto-Turkic göt- — to rise, to raise; high, elevated.

Göteborg (Finnish): Gothenburg

Definitions

  1. Gothenburg

Ancestry of “Göteborg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishGöteborgGothenburg
2Proto-Turkicgöt-to rise, to raise; high, elevated

Words derived from “Göteborg”

  • göteborgilainen
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