English
Laxå
Laxå comes from Swedish Laxån ‘Laxån River’, and goes back to Old Norse hlað ‘pile, stack’.
- Old Norsec. 800–1350hlað‘pile, stack’
- SwedishmodernLaxån‘Laxån River’
- Swedish, derivedmodernLaxå
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Norsec. 800–1350hlað‘pile, stack’
- SwedishmodernLaxån‘Laxån River’
- Swedish, derivedmodernLaxå
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Literally, “Pile Creek”, referring to an artificial bank under an ancient bridge, which was a part of the Erik’s Road.
Every English word from Old Norse hlað
Today it means
name A town and municipality in Örebro County, Sweden.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Norse hlað / Laxå