Re: [tied] -egg in German toponyms.

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From: Brian M. Scott

To: João Simões Lopes Filho

Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 1:59 PM

Subject: Re: [tied] -egg in German toponyms.

At 12:14:55 PM on Saturday, September 27, 2003, João Simões
Lopes Filho wrote:

> What's the meaning of -egg in German toponyms, like
> Schwarzenegg (a Swiss town) ?

I believe that it's a variant of <-eck>, from <Eck> 'edge'.
In toponyms the sense is usually 'jutting rock or cliff' or
the like, and it can refer to a mountain peak.  Cognate with
English <edge>.  From PIE *H2ek^- 'sharp', according to
Watkins.

Brian




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