Etymology

Trondheim

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Today it means: A city and municipality in Trøndelag county (formerly Sør-Trøndelag), Norway. It is the third largest city in Norway after Oslo and Bergen. Full definition →

Old Norse Þróndheimr ← Proto-Indo-European *trew(H)-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*trew(H)-“to nourish, to grow”
  2. Old Norse · derived fromÞróndheimr
  3. English todayTrondheim

From Norwegian Trondheim, from Old Norse Þróndheimr. Doublet of Throndham and Throwendham. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trew(H)- (“to nourish, to grow”), thus referring to the unusual warm-summer climate of this inland fjord. Compare Old English þryþ.

Words from the same roots

Old NorseÞróndheimr all →

ThrondhamThrowendham

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.