“place”
12 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. 11 of them close a name against 1 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 4 different families, from people outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Country, has 3.
stan final · istan final · estan final
- Borstan
Bor north + stan place
north place
- Silvanstan
Silvan wooded + stan place
wooded place
- Albstan
Alb white + stan place
white place
- Mesistan
Mes middle + istan place
middle place
- Ursistan
Urs bear + istan place
bear place
- Pinistan
Pin pine + istan place
pine place
- Aquilestan
Aquil eagle + estan place
eagle place
- Petrestan
Petr stone + estan place
stone place
- Altestan
Alt high + estan place
high place
chorion final
- Boreochorion
Boreo northern + chorion place
northern place
- Trachochorion
Tracho rough + chorion place
rough place
- Eurychorion
Eury broad + chorion place
broad place
stead final
- Sedgestead
Sedge marsh grass + stead place
marsh grass place
- Elmstead
Elm elm tree + stead place
elm tree place
- Horsestead
Horse horses + stead place
horses place
Kahi initial
- Kahikolu
Kahi place + kolu threefold
threefold place
- Kahihou
Kahi place + hou new
new place
- Kahilua
Kahi place + lua twofold
twofold place
lieu final
- Ferlieu
Fer iron + lieu place
iron place
- Montlieu
Mont hill + lieu place
hill place
- Boislieu
Bois wood + lieu place
wood place
stead final
- Moorstead
Moor barren upland + stead place
barren upland place
- Hawkstead
Hawk hunting bird + stead place
hunting bird place
- Freestead
Free freeman + stead place
freeman place
topos final
- Myriadotopos
Myriado countless + topos place
countless place
- Nektarotopos
Nektaro nectar + topos place
nectar place
- Diaugotopos
Diaugo translucent + topos place
translucent place
ium final
- Novium
Nov new + ium place
new place
- Densium
Dens dense + ium place
dense place
- Acrium
Acr sharp + ium place
sharp place
stead final
- Norstead
Nor north + stead place
north place
- Oakstead
Oak oak tree + stead place
oak tree place
- Langstead
Lang long + stead place
long place
um final
- Lumum
Lum lantern + um place
lantern place
- Casum
Cas casting + um place
casting place
- Stelum
Stel fixed star + um place
fixed star place
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “place”. 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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