byggð

Icelandic

/pɪɣð/

noun

Definitions

settlement, inhabited area

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse byggð derived from Proto-Germanic *biwwiþō.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*biwwiþō

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bygd Norwegian Bokmål
*biwwiþō Proto-Germanic
byggva Old Norse
byggð Old Norse
bygð Old Norse
bygd Faroese
byghþ Old Swedish
bygd Old Danish