Names that mean “road”
22 fragments across 20 traditions carry this sense. 19 of them close a name against 3 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.
Road names across the traditions
¶They are spread across 5 different families, from creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: none of them goes past 2 fragments.
leidar final · leida final
- Jorvaldleidar
Jorvald bedrock + leidar road
bedrock road
- Tundralleidar
Tundral tundra + leidar road
tundra road
- Marballeidar
Marbal marble + leidar road
marble road
- Fjalithleida
Fjalith high fell + leida road
high fell road
- Vorndelleida
Vorndel horizon + leida road
horizon road
- Hrolvirleida
Hrolvir avalanche + leida road
avalanche road
hodia final · hodos final
- Elektrihodia
Elektri amber + hodia road
amber road
- Lamprahodia
Lampra brilliant + hodia road
brilliant road
- Orthriahodia
Orthria daybreak + hodia road
daybreak road
- Heliotrohodos
Heliotro sun-turning + hodos road
sun-turning road
- Diaugohodos
Diaugo translucent + hodos road
translucent road
- Kaustikohodos
Kaustiko burning + hodos road
burning road
Bothar initial
- Botharneala
Bothar road + neala cloud
road cloud
- Botharduibhe
Bothar road + duibhe blackness
road blackness
- Botharfeasa
Bothar road + feasa hidden knowledge
road hidden knowledge
veg final
- Rethveg
Reth ran + veg road
ran the road
- Caldveg
Cald froze + veg road
froze the road
- Vrekkveg
Vrekk cast out + veg road
cast out the road
strada final
- Nerostrada
Nero black + strada road
black road
- Fermostrada
Fermo held + strada road
held road
- Passostrada
Passo step + strada road
step road
erris final
- Rhozzerris
Rhozz rope + erris road
rope road
- Tlazzerris
Tlazz platform + erris road
platform road
- Vaelzerris
Vaelz vault + erris road
vault road
Veg initial
- Vegspor
Veg road + spor track
road track
- Vegthing
Veg road + thing assembly
road assembly
- Vegskar
Veg road + skar notch
road notch
men final
- Melmen
Mel sweet + men road
sweet road
- Talmen
Tal pillar + men road
pillar road
- Nurmen
Nur wisdom + men road
wisdom road
gate final
- Whitegate
White pale + gate road
pale road
- Willowgate
Willow willow tree + gate road
willow tree road
- Millgate
Mill grinding house + gate road
grinding house road
vegr final
- Mavsvegr
Mavs gull + vegr road
gull road
- Aravegr
Ara oar + vegr road
oar road
- Skervegr
Sker skerry + vegr road
skerry road
gate final
- Fairgate
Fair beautiful + gate road
beautiful road
- Kirkgate
Kirk church + gate road
church road
- Wolfgate
Wolf pack hunter + gate road
pack hunter road
reth final
- Noctalreth
Noctal night water + reth road
night water road
- Brinelreth
Brinel brine + reth road
brine road
- Isolenreth
Isolen ice water + reth road
ice water road
gate final
- Lowgate
Low low-lying + gate road
low-lying road
- Gravegate
Grave dug pit + gate road
dug pit road
- Thistlegate
Thistle prickly flower + gate road
prickly flower road
Pike initial
- Piketick
Pike road + tick unpaid debt
road unpaid debt
- Pikejack
Pike road + jack knave
road knave
- Pikebark
Pike road + bark tree skin
road tree skin
gate final
- Bangate
Ban fair + gate road
fair road
- Gealgate
Geal bright + gate road
bright road
- Glasgate
Glas grey-green + gate road
grey-green road
gate final
- Westgate
West evening side + gate road
evening side road
- Garsgate
Gars garden + gate road
garden road
- Margate
Mar marsh + gate road
marsh road
ath final
- Mirenath
Miren wondering + ath road
wondering road
- Clamenath
Clamen outcry + ath road
outcry road
- Salvenath
Salven saving + ath road
saving road
chemin final
- Spinchemin
Spin thorn + chemin road
thorn road
- Canchemin
Can hound + chemin road
hound road
- Clarchemin
Clar bright + chemin road
bright road
weg final
- Valweg
Val wave + weg road
wave-road
- Wildweg
Wild untamed + weg road
untamed-road
- Lupweg
Lup wolf + weg road
wolf-road
ffordd final
- Banffordd
Ban peak + ffordd road
peak road
- Sarnffordd
Sarn causeway + ffordd road
causeway road
- Maesffordd
Maes plain + ffordd road
plain road
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “road”. 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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