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“peak”

23 fragments across 17 traditions carry this sense. They split 10 to 13 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 different families, from real world outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Celtic carries the most, with 4 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.

Celtic


Real world

Banno initial · bannos final · banna final · bannon final

  • Bannogenos

    Banno peak + genos born

    peak born

  • Bannotegos

    Banno peak + tegos house

    peak house

  • Bannovindos

    Banno peak + vindos fair

    peak fair

  • Marobannos

    Maro great + bannos peak

    great peak

  • Gabrobannos

    Gabro goat + bannos peak

    goat peak

  • Lanobannos

    Lano plain + bannos peak

    plain peak

  • Moribanna

    Mori sea + banna peak

    sea peak

  • Vassobanna

    Vasso servant + banna peak

    servant peak

  • Talobanna

    Talo brow + banna peak

    brow peak

  • Lindobannon

    Lindo pool + bannon peak

    pool peak

  • Litanobannon

    Litano broad + bannon peak

    broad peak

  • Dubrobannon

    Dubro water + bannon peak

    water peak

Dwarf


Fantasy races

tor final · Tind initial

  • Braltor

    Bral bold + tor peak

    bold peak

  • Thrartor

    Thrar stubborn + tor peak

    stubborn peak

  • Glortor

    Glor glory + tor peak

    glory peak

  • Tindhjor

    Tind peak + hjor sword

    peak sword

  • Tindskjal

    Tind peak + skjal shelter

    peak shelter

  • Tindeim

    Tind peak + eim breath

    peak breath

Mountain


Objects

spitze final · pic final

  • Roundspitze

    Round smooth + spitze peak

    smooth peak

  • Shalespitze

    Shale flaking mudstone + spitze peak

    flaking mudstone peak

  • Marblespitze

    Marble polished limestone + spitze peak

    polished limestone peak

  • Eaglepic

    Eagle eagles + pic peak

    eagles peak

  • Starkpic

    Stark bare + pic peak

    bare peak

  • Banpic

    Ban white + pic peak

    white peak

Scottish


Real world

Ben initial · Sgurr initial

  • Benbost

    Ben peak + bost farmstead

    peak farmstead

  • Benock

    Ben peak + ock tiny

    peak tiny

  • Benwick

    Ben peak + wick inlet

    peak inlet

  • Sgurrinch

    Sgurr peak + inch water meadow

    peak water meadow

  • Sgurrie

    Sgurr peak + ie little

    peak little

  • Sgurrhaugh

    Sgurr peak + haugh flood meadow

    peak flood meadow

Centaur


Creatures

skopelos final

  • Oinoskopelos

    Oino wine + skopelos peak

    wine peak

  • Agrioskopelos

    Agrio wild + skopelos peak

    wild peak

  • Kalliskopelos

    Kalli beautiful + skopelos peak

    beautiful peak

Chinese


Real world

Feng initial

  • Fengdong

    Feng peak + dong east

    peak east

  • Fengqing

    Feng peak + qing clear

    peak clear

  • Fengwei

    Feng peak + wei great

    peak great

Dog


People

pike final

  • Inkpike

    Ink burnt-in dye + pike peak

    burnt-in dye peak

  • Scamppike

    Scamp rascal + pike peak

    rascal peak

  • Rexpike

    Rex king + pike peak

    king peak

Druid


Tabletop

Ban initial

  • Banwold

    Ban peak + wold upland

    peak upland

  • Banock

    Ban peak + ock oak

    peak oak

  • Bandubh

    Ban peak + dubh dark

    peak dark

Elf


Fantasy races

tor final

  • Saetor

    Sae blessing + tor peak

    blessing peak

  • Nurtor

    Nur wisdom + tor peak

    wisdom peak

  • Faltor

    Fal shore + tor peak

    shore peak

German


Real world

horn final

  • Weisshorn

    Weiss white + horn peak

    white peak

  • Schwarzhorn

    Schwarz black + horn peak

    black peak

  • Lindhorn

    Lind linden + horn peak

    linden peak

Irish


Real world

Ben initial

  • Benbeg

    Ben peak + beg small

    peak small

  • Benduv

    Ben peak + duv black

    peak black

  • Beninver

    Ben peak + inver estuary

    peak estuary

Japanese


Real world

mine final

  • Fuyumine

    Fuyu winter + mine peak

    winter peak

  • Masamine

    Masa elegant + mine peak

    elegant peak

  • Yukimine

    Yuki snow + mine peak

    snow peak

Kingdom


Objects

tor final

  • Faltor

    Fal cliff + tor peak

    cliff peak

  • Sundertor

    Sunder sundered + tor peak

    sundered peak

  • Beltor

    Bel bright + tor peak

    bright peak

Knight


People

Puy initial

  • Puyry

    Puy peak + ry estate

    peak estate

  • Puyvaux

    Puy peak + vaux vales

    peak vales

  • Puycourt

    Puy peak + court manor

    peak manor

Kraken


Creatures

Gnipa initial

  • Gnipaskepna

    Gnipa peak + skepna creature

    peak creature

  • Gnipaunda

    Gnipa peak + unda wound

    peak wound

  • Gnipahrifa

    Gnipa peak + hrifa snatching

    peak snatching

Planet


Objects

mons final

  • Candmons

    Cand glowing + mons peak

    glowing peak

  • Gravmons

    Grav heavy + mons peak

    heavy peak

  • Sonormons

    Sonor resounding + mons peak

    resounding peak

Welsh


Real world

Ban initial

  • Banddu

    Ban peak + ddu dark

    peak dark

  • Banallt

    Ban peak + allt hillside

    peak hillside

  • Banfynydd

    Ban peak + fynydd upland

    peak upland

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “peak”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.

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