Reconstruction:Old Norse/Vefsn

Old Norse

Etymology

Uncertain, but possibly a sn-derivation of vefja or the Proto-Germanic stem *web-, whence also váfa.

Proper noun

*Vefsn f (genitive *Vefsnar)

1. A river in Norway

Derived terms

• Vefsnir (fjord name)

Descendants

• Norwegian: Vefsn
  • → Swedish: Väfsen
  • → Danish: Vefsen, Væfsen
  • → German: Wefsen

References

• Jørn Sandnes, Ola Stemshaug (1997) Norsk stadnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN