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German place name endings(dormi.zone)

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John@discuss.tchncs.de
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-itz and -ow are mostly exclusive to the east cuz its used mostly by Slavic Settlements. Just if someone else wondered

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AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
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Is -au originally Germanic or Slavic (as in German/Polish cognates such as Krakau/Krakow)?

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5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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The German -au Wikipedia article (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/-au) says it is of Germanic origin. It’s meaning apparently is either wet meadow, running waters or holm.

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br3d@lemmy.world
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onion@feddit.de
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Berg (mountain) is also related to Burg (castle)

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baduhai@sopuli.xyz
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What about -furt? I reckon there’s a handful.

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ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.de
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If you follow the link and scroll down a bit, you’ll find more, including -furt.

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Microw@lemm.ee
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Ach.

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