The story
- Swedish · derived fromÖsterbotten
- Latin · borrowed fromOstrobothnia
- English todayOstrobothnia
From Latin Ostrobothnia, from Swedish Österbotten, from öster (“eastern”) + botten (“bottom, basin”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A region of Finland, on the east coast of the Gulf of Bothnia. Full definition →
From Latin Ostrobothnia, from Swedish Österbotten, from öster (“eastern”) + botten (“bottom, basin”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.