bygd

Norwegian

noun-c
Definitions
  • country district or settlement which forms a topographical and usually administrative unit (parish, township)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse byggð inherited from Proto-Germanic *biwwiþō.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*biwwiþō

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms