Where does “Tornedalen” come from?

Tornedalen (Swedish) comes from Swedish törne, from Hungarian törik, from Hungarian -ött, from Hungarian -ö-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.

Tornedalen (Swedish): of Torne Valley; {{w|Torne Valley}}

Definitions

  1. of Torne Valley; {{w|Torne Valley}}

Ancestry of “Tornedalen”, step by step

Tornedalen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish törne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtörnethorn
2Hungariantörikto break; third-person plural indicative present...
3Hungarian-ött-ed, -t; in
4Hungarian-ö-linking vowel
5Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
6Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending

via Swedish dal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdalvalley, dale
2Old Swedishdalvalley
3Old Norsedalrdale, valley
4Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

Words derived from “Tornedalen”

Every word from Middle Welsh -nt →Every word from Hungarian -d →Every word from Hungarian -ött →