Re: [tied] Re: Interesting names in Sweden

The only IE element I actually think I see is the ending of the names,
such as -sin and -a, if that really is the ending. This is the dialect
of the area near the norwegian border which has produced these words
and since nobody here can explain its grammar I must take it to
whatever grammatical "authority" I know. Am I right, is the ending of
any of these words an IE ending? Are -sin, -a and -n typical of IE
place names?


Carl Hult


tgpedersen 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
>
>
>
>

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