Drontheim

German Etymology From de gml Dronthêm, from de non Þróndheimr. Compare en Throndham. Pronunciation de /ˈdrɔntˌhaɪ̯m/ Proper noun toponym de historical or archaic de Trondheim de city/and/municipality co:suf/Trøndelag Trondheim de historical de Tröndelag Trøndelag de 1767 Johann Gottfried Haymann; Carl Gottlob Dietmann Neue Europäische Staats- und Reisegeographie worinnen die Staaten und Königreiche Dänemark, Norwegen, Schweden und Preussen, samt den Besitzungen der Krone Dänemark in Afrika, Asien und Amerika, ausführlich beschrieben werden 14 Dresden/Leipzig Den heutigen Namen hat sie der umliegenden Gegend zu verdanken, welche ehedem Drontheim, die Einwohner aber Drönter oder Trönder geheissen. [The city] owes its current name to the surrounding area, which used to be called Throndham, while the inhabitants were called Thronds or Trønder. 245 https://books.google.no/books?id=S_mwVNZX9s4C&pg=PA245&hl=no&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=3 Usage notes Before 1931, the official no - name was nb Trondhjem. Since the change to nb Trondheim, the difference of the German form has been marginal, which has surely contributed to its decline. It is now only used in historical contexts, chiefly those of the Hanseatic League. Derived terms de drontheimisch Drontheimsfjord Neu Drontheim Related terms de Drönter dröntisch