pestavby
Pestavby is a toponymic term that appears in some Scandinavian-language sources and in fictional or historical texts to denote a village associated with plague. It is not the name of a widely recognized contemporary locality.
Origin and meaning: The name combines pest-, referring to pestilence or plague, with -by, a common suffix
Geographic usage: There is no widely known modern locality officially called Pestavby. The form may appear
Historical context: In medieval and early modern Scandinavia, plague outbreaks affected rural communities. Toponyms combining pest
See also: -by (toponym suffix); pest (plague).
References: For further onomastic study, see works on Scandinavian place-name etymology and historical linguistics.