Etymology

Oresund

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Today it means: A strait in Northern Europe, which separates Denmark and Sweden. Full definition →

Danish Øresund ← Swedish Öresund ← Old Norse Eyrarsund
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  1. Old Norse · derived fromEyrarsund
  2. Swedish · borrowed fromÖresund
  3. Danish · borrowed fromØresund
  4. English todayOresund

Borrowed from Danish Øresund, Swedish Öresund, from Old Norse Eyrarsund.

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