English
Narvik
Narvik comes from Old Norse Knarravík.
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Knarravík
- Englishearliest quotation 1940Narvik
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Knarravík
- Englishearliest quotation 1940Narvik
Earliest quotation: 1940, Railways and the War—III: “In the early spring the war took on a…”
Every English word from Old Norse Knarravík
Today it means
name A town and municipality in Ofoten district, Nordland, Norway.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Norse Knarravík / Narvik