Where does “Göteborg” come from?
Göteborg (Finnish) comes from Swedish Göteborg, from Proto-Turkic göt- — to rise, to raise; high, elevated.
Göteborg (Finnish): Gothenburg
Ancestry of “Göteborg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Göteborg | Gothenburg |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | göt- | to rise, to raise; high, elevated |
Words derived from “Göteborg”