English
Jämtland
Jämtland comes from Old Norse Jamtaland, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *emat- ‘industrious, strong’.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*emat-‘industrious, strong’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Jamtaland
- SwedishmodernJämtland
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*emat-‘industrious, strong’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Jamtaland
- SwedishmodernJämtland
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *emat-
Today it means
name A province and county in central Sweden.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *emat- / Jämtland