Etymograph

English

Marburg

Marburg comes from German Marburg.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentMarburg
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentMarburg
  2. Englishtodaysame form

The story

Borrowed from German Marburg, from an unknown term + German Burg.uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain.

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