Re: Interesting names in Sweden

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Carl Hult <datalampa@...> wrote:

> I want to know where I may find an explanation for the following

place

> names:
>
> Kvämmir-Batsin (a lake in a wood in central Sweden, a few miles

from

> the norwegian border)
>
> Sigri-Lotsin (a marshland in the same area as the lake above)
>
> Kvänn-Tölln (same kind of marshland)
>
> Sjigir-Kneippa (woodland to the south of the above named places)
>
> Vein (another woodland)
>
> The reason for putting this on cybalist is because I believe there

is

> some indoeuropean elements in these names but I have yet to

identify

> any of them. Can you help or show me where I might find help?
>
>

Which are the IE elements you see in those names?

Torsten