English
Marburg
Marburg comes from German Marburg.
- Germanc. 1650–presentMarburg
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentMarburg
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Borrowed from German Marburg, from an unknown term + German Burg.uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain.
Every English word from German Marburg
Today it means
name A town, the administrative seat of Marburg-Biedenkopf district, Hesse, Germany.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Marburg / Marburg