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[โ€“] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is -au originally Germanic or Slavic (as in German/Polish cognates such as Krakau/Krakow)?

[โ€“] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago

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.