Etymology

Reykjavik

Rey·kja·vik
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Today it means: The capital city of Iceland. Full definition →

Icelandic Reykjavík
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The story

  1. Icelandic · borrowed fromReykjavík
  2. English todayReykjavik

From Icelandic Reykjavík (literally “Bay of Smoke”).

Words from the same roots

IcelandicReykjavík all →

ReekwichReykjavík

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.