Talk:Jervvasstind

Jerv should probably be Gjert
Etymology of geographical names is a tricky thing. Especially in regions where local names are historical recorded in languages that don't fit or match the local dialects/language. Recordings in Danish or Bokmal do not show the musical and extra sounds Indre Sogn dialects are known for. For example the "i" in Storebrui for the bridge at the end of Gjertvasdalen. That's why Nynorsk is more and more popular in this region.

So where in 2005 "Jervvastind¨ and "Jervvasdalen" are found together with "Gjertvasshaugen¨ in a map of 2005, Norges Kartverk in 2021 only shows online the recommended names like "Gjertvasdalen". "Jervvas" in not recommended any more. See:

Another reason might be the other geographical name of Jervvatn in the neighborhood, at the end of Hyttedalen in Fardalen. In the old days this was no problem as the distance was days of traveling. For a rescue helicopter two times "Jervvatn" in 5 minutes fly asks for disambiguation..

Gjert is a usual name (espacially in this region, where a priest of this name, Gjert Geelmuyden, took pride in starting a school for the poor inhabitants of the remote valleys in his "sogn". As the population grew between 1750 and 1850, farmers tried to find sustenance higher up in the mountain valleys. Or migrated. Some of those Gjerts are registered as they migrated to the US.

Analogy the other way around: There is no Mount Batten in the Dominion, so the Queen is probably a bat.

--Klukkluk (talk) 13:29, 10 August 2021 (UTC)