Etymology

Throwendham

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Today it means: Trøndelag Full definition →

Old Norse Þróndheimr ← Old English Þrōwendas pl
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  1. Old English · derived fromÞrōwendas pl“Thronds, people from Trøndelag”
  2. Old Norse · calque ofÞróndheimr
  3. English todayThrowendham

From Throwends + -ham; a calque of Old Norse Þróndheimr, based on Old English Þrōwendas pl (“Thronds, people from Trøndelag”). Doublet of Throndham.

Words from the same roots

Old NorseÞróndheimr all →

TrondheimThrondham

Old EnglishÞrōwendas all →

ThrowendThrowends

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.