English
Stavanger
Stavanger comes from Old Norse Stafangr.
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Stafangrliterally ‘staff bay’
- NorwegianmodernStavanger
- Englishearliest quotation 1956same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Old Norsec. 800–1350Stafangrliterally ‘staff bay’
- NorwegianmodernStavanger
- Englishearliest quotation 1956same form
Earliest quotation: 1956, H. A. Vallance, To Oslo via Stavanger: “For many years, Oslo had no railway communication with…”
Every English word from Old Norse Stafangr
Today it means
name A city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway. It is the third largest city in Norway after Oslo and Bergen.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Norse Stafangr / Stavanger