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cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Carl Hult <datalampa@...> wrote:
> 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
>
The endings, -in, -an, -a, -n, -en, (and et) are typical of Norwegian
place names. The dialects these names are based on, may be a mid-
Norwegian dialect. At this place in Scandinavia, the border
between "Norwegian" and "Swedish" dialects does not follow the country
borders. The interpretation of the endings are as followa.
-in, -an, -ene : definite form plural.
-n or -en: definite form singular masculine.
-a: definite form singular feminine.
(-et: definite form singular neutrum)
kvänn - may be the name of an ethnic group immigrated from Finland.
The world is present in many Norwegian names.
Sigri - may be a womans first name. In Norwegian name traditions,
places are often named after someone that has live there.