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> One possible etymology for London is from the (plausibly reconstructed, but unattested) British Celtic word landa: ‘low-lying, open land’ Huh, I always took
by johnyzee 4y ago
> One possible etymology for London is from the (plausibly reconstructed, but unattested) British Celtic word landa: ‘low-lying, open land’
Huh, I always took it for granted that it was from the Nordic languages. ‘Lund’ = valley, ‘Lunden’ = the valley.
- biorach 4y agoWell... it's not really in a valley, and the name Londinium predates Nordic influence by several hundred years.