"Femund" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Forms: form Femunden [definite]
Etymology: Uncertain first part, possibly from Old Norse feimr (“foam”), from Proto-Germanic *faimaz, with the river suffix -und f, or -mundr m. Jacob Breda Bull theorised that the name might come from Old Norse *Fimb-undr (“fiver river lake”), from fimm (“five”) + -unnr (“wave”), where the suffix had been used in the meaning of mountain river. Etymology templates: {{der|nn|non|feimr||foam}} Old Norse feimr (“foam”), {{der|nn|gem-pro|*faimaz}} Proto-Germanic *faimaz, {{inh|nn|non||*Fimb-undr|fiver river lake}} Old Norse *Fimb-undr (“fiver river lake”), {{af|non|fimm|-unnr|nocat=1|t1=five|t2=wave}} fimm (“five”) + -unnr (“wave”) Head templates: {{head|nn|proper noun|definite form|Femunden|g=m}} Femund m (definite form Femunden)
  1. a lake in Engerdal, Hedmark, Norway Wikipedia link: Jacob Breda Bull Tags: masculine Categories (place): Places in Norway Derived forms: Femundsmarka
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