Where does “ålandsk” come from?
ålandsk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål Åland, from Old Norse Áland, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚺᚹᚨᛚᚨᚾᛞ — water-land.
ålandsk (Norwegian Bokmål): relating to Åland, a Swedish-speaking Finnish...
Definitions
- relating to Åland, a Swedish-speaking Finnish...
Ancestry of “ålandsk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | Åland | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | Áland | — |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚺᚹᚨᛚᚨᚾᛞ | water-land |