Where does “Styggtjønna” come from?

Styggtjønna (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk stygg, from Old Norse styggr, from Proto-Germanic stugjaz.

Styggtjønna (Norwegian Nynorsk): between Bustovatn Lake and Hestdal Valley in Løkken Verk

Definitions

  1. between Bustovatn Lake and Hestdal Valley in Løkken Verk

Ancestry of “Styggtjønna”, step by step

Styggtjønna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk stygg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstyggugly; nasty; serious; naughty, bad
2Old Norsestyggrshy
3Proto-Germanicstugjaz—

via Norwegian Nynorsk tjønn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktjønn—
Every word from Proto-Germanic stugjaz →Every word from Old Norse styggr →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk stygg →