Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗A county and municipality, the capital city of Norway. Formerly called Christiania and Kristiania. · The Norwegian government. · A tiny city in Marshall County, in northwest Minnesota, United States. · An unincorporated community in Vernon Township, Dodge County, Minnesota, United States.
From Norwegian Oslo, from Old Norse Ósló, Ásló f or n. The first element is disputed, but is likely from ǫ́ss, áss (“god; one of the Æsir”), from Proto-Germanic *ansuz. Another theory is that it comes from áss (“hill, beam”), from Proto-Germanic *ansaz, but this is unlikely. The second element is ló f or n (“meadow”), from Proto-Germanic *lauhō f, *lauhaz m (compare the suffix -ley in English place-names).
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