Ytterby

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US/ˈɪtɚbi/

proper noun

A village and its former mine on the island of Resarö in Sweden.

OriginSwedish Ytterby ← Old Swedish bȳr ← Old Norse býr →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and its former mine on the island of Resarö in Sweden.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Old Norseút
  4. Old Norseýtri
  5. Swedishyttre
  6. Swedishytter-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  8. Proto-Germanic*būaną
  9. Old Norsebúa
  10. Old Norsebýr
  11. Old Swedishbȳr
  12. Swedishby
  13. SwedishYtterby
  14. EnglishYtterby

Borrowed from Swedish Ytterby. Doublet of Utterby.

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Translations

Japanese イッテルビー
  • イッテルビー (Itterubī)village
Swedish Ytterby
  • Ytterbyvillage
Cite this entry
APA

Ytterby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ytterby

MLA

“Ytterby.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ytterby. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ytterby,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ytterby.

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