Servais@dormi.zone to YUROP@lemm.ee · 7 months agoGerman place name endingsdormi.zoneimagemessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1147arrow-down1imageGerman place name endingsdormi.zoneServais@dormi.zone to YUROP@lemm.ee · 7 months agomessage-square13fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAllNewTypeFace@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoIs -au originally Germanic or Slavic (as in German/Polish cognates such as Krakau/Krakow)?
minus-square5714@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 months agoThe 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.
Is -au originally Germanic or Slavic (as in German/Polish cognates such as Krakau/Krakow)?
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.