Langtbortistan
See also: Långtbortistan
Danish
Etymology
From langt borte (“far away”) + -stan (“-stan”), coined by Donald Duck translator Sonja Rindom to denote a fictitious far-away country, calque of English Faroffistan, coined in 1958 by Carl Fallberg. Cf. Swedish Långtbortistan, Dutch Verweggistan.
Further reading
- Politikens Nudansk Ordbog med etymologi. 2005 JP/Politikens Forlagshus A/S. 3rd ed.
- “Langtbortistan” in Den Danske Ordbog
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