Old German City Name Creation

World list of Old German words for city name creation
Æ=ī

ð=ū

õ=ā

æ=ō

Ð=ē

b=p can be used.

-acker = acera

-bach = bac

-bad = bat

-berg = berc

-bergen = berga

-bruck = brugga

-brun = brunna

-burg = burc

-burgen = burga

-buch = buah

-buren = bura

-dorf = torf

-egg = egga

-feld = felt / felda

-fleet / flet = flut

-furt = furt

-gau = gowa

-haus = hus

-hausen = husa

-heim = haim

-hoven = hofa

-ingen = inga

-leben = leba

-nau = nowa

-nach = naha

-rode = rotha

-stadt =steti

-tal = tala

-wald =walt

-weiler = wilere

-witz = uiza

Substantives:
abbey: ahd. abbateia

acre: ahd. jūh* 10; jūhhart* 6; morgan 89 -- || half an acre: ahd. anzinga*? 14?

arch (N.): ahd. biogo* 18; welbi (1) 1

area: ahd. akkar* 59; gaganōtī* 1; halb; halba; lant; lantmarca; lantskaf; marca; obaslihtī - area of land: ahd. worpum* 1?; zelga* 5? -- forest area: ahd. holzmarca* 1 -- impassable area: ahd. ūwiggi (1) 23 -- watched area: ahd. dwing* 1

beach (N.): ahd. holmo 2; ūzlenti

bridge (N.): ahd. brugga

bow: bogo

burial-place: ahd. fazzī 1; grabalegī*

camp (N.): ahd. gisez* 5; gislof* 1; heriberga 45; *lagar; legar 18; luoga

canal: ahd. nuosc

castle: ahd. burc  -- castle wall: ahd. burcmūra* 2 -- castle yard: ahd. burcoban* 2; urbistatium* -- estate of a castle: ahd. burchōrī* 2 -- giant castle: ahd. risōnburc 1 -- little castle: ahd. burcila*

cave (N.): ahd. erdhūs* 4; erdloh* 2; gislof* 1; gitunga* 1; gruft 12; hol (2) hulī* 4; kruft*  5; loh 6; luog*

cavern: ahd. erdgruoba*

clearing of woodland: ahd. *swant

corner (N.): ahd. ekka

country: ahd. gewi* 10; gilenti* 15; *lant

country estate: ahd. selilant 9

-- stony country: ahd. steinahi* 1 -- wooded country: ahd* 3?; waldmarca* 1

county: ahd.; grāfskaft*

court (N.): ahd. ding, dingstat 12; gairethinx* 12; girihti* 22; *hufa; mahal ; mallum ; pfalinza ; sprāhhūs

creek: ahd. bacha* bah; giozo*       *creeklet: ahd. behhilīn*

dam (N.): ahd. fahstat  giskirmi* 1; grabo   hag

desert (Adj.): ahd. durri 36; wuosti* 25 desert (N.): ahd. durrī 14; einōti 47; griozlant* 1; sītwald* 1; wazzarlōsī* 2; wītwaldi* 1; wuostī* 21; wuostin* 16; wuostinna* 1; wuostwaldi* 2

dock (N.) (4): ahd.; ampfara*

domain: frafildi* 3 -- lord's domain: ahd. frīgilenti*

dome: tuomdune: dūna

earth (N.): blaka; erda ; ero 1; hera* 1?; ? merigerta* 1; wasal* 2 earth: ahd. irdiskī; lant; molta

empire (N.): giwalt; giwaltida; keisurtuom* ; rīhh

estate: ahd. āleiba; gihuffa; sala; sioza -- country estate: selilant 9 -- estate bestowed to the Church: widamhuoba -- estate free from feudal dues: ahd. alōd* ; alodis* ; alodium* -- estate land: selilant

farm (N.): ahd. dorf 35; hīsāz 4; hoba; hobinna; huob; huoba; huobastat* 1; huobī* 1?; reitihuoba* 1; scoposum* 1?; wīla* (2) 2?

field (N.): ahd. akkar* 59; angar (2) 4; *blaka?; felt; festare; gifildi* 5; gilenti; *treis; wang* 1; wītī; zelga;

foothill: ahd. skahho*

ford (N.): ahd. furt; wat*

forest (N.): ahd. forestis; forst ; forsti; holz; wald

fortification: ahd. festin* 2; gihuot

fortress: ahd. werī*

garden«: ahd. *gard

gate (N.): ahd. gataro* 3?; pforta*

gorge (N.): ahd. gitubili* (1) 2; kwerka*

grassland: ahd. angar

ground (N.): ahd. bodam* 34; erda 571; erdgrunt* 1; grunt 25; herd* 13?; huobastat* 1; sāmo 65; waso* 26; weraltfloum* 1                fallow ground: ahd. brāhha

hamlet: ahd. dorf 35; wīlar* 1; wīlāri*

hedge (N.): gahagi; gahagium; gard; haga

hill (N.): ahd. bergilī* 2; buhil 16; helda 2; hillium?; hōhburī* 2; houg* 5; *hubil?; lēwāri* 3; nol 15; nollo 2; stouf 64; ? *kobil?

home (N.): ahd. heima 3;

hut (N.): ahd. būrī* 1; gizelt 52; helid ; hutta; kasari* 2; *kouwa (2)?; kubisi 5; selida

lake: ahd. lacha* 2; lantsēo

march: merzo

mark: mark

market: koufstat, zīh, merkāt

marsh: ahd. mariscus*

marshland: ahd. wariscapium

meadow: ahd. ; *angar; *auja; luzum* 1?; *mata?; *ouwa? 1?; ouwa* 1; *waida; wang* 1; wisa 15; ? heimgart* 4; ? heimgarto* 1

mill (N.): ahd. kwirn* 10; mula*

moor (N.): ahd. bruoh* (2) 10; bruohhahi* 1; morus* 7; mos 18; mosa 2; muor 2;

mountain (N.): ahd. berga (1) 167?; buhil 16; gibirgi 11

orchard: ahd. boumarium; boumgarto

paddock: ahd. erdkreta*

pasture (N.): ahd. bamid* (?) 1; biunta* 1; biunti* 1; fihwaida* 2; fiowaida* 2; fuotisal* 1; mestunga 1; sweiga 32; tiorwarta* 2; tiorweida* 8; *waida; weida* (1) 27; winne* 1

point (N.): ahd. criffa*? 1; ekka* 6?; enti (1) 277?; fornenti*

pond: ahd. giswibida

pool (N.): ahd. gisig

-- muddy pool: ahd. solag

port (N.) (1): ahd. ? skifgart* 1; stedi*

province: ahd. pflihtlant

quarter (N.): ahd. fiorteil

range (N.) -- cattle range: ahd. trata

reservoir: ahd. agari

river: ahd. aha (3) 65; bah ; fluz 13; giozo* 7

-- mouth of a river: ahd. gimundi

sanctuary: ahd. baro* 1; bisketuom* 2; einlōt stat; heilagtuom* 4; heilagunga

sea: ahd. biflioz* 3; giozo* 7; meri 99; meriwazzar* 4; sēo (1) 94; wazzar*

slope (V.): ahd. anahaldēn

stream (N.): ahd. aha; fluz; runsa; runst; strūm*

stronghold: ahd. diotburg* 3; festī 81?; festida 4; kastel

suburb: ahd. foraburgi; untarburg

temple (N.) (1): ahd. abgot 27; ? abguti* 9; *alah; betabūr* 4; betabūra* 5; goteshūs 2; halla* 1 kilihha* 18; kirihha 47; tempal

tower (V.): ahd. hufaren* 3; *ragēn

town (N.): ahd. burg;

wall (N.): ahd. durrimūra* 4; fah* 3; gizūni; mūra ; rein; want

well (N.): ahd. brunkwella* 1; brunno 58; gruntlakka* 1; pfuzza*

wood (N.): ahd. boscus* 7?; boum 113; ? fah* 3; hard* 2; holz 60; lōh (1) 20; witu* 1

Flora:
abrotanum: ahd. garthagan* 5?; garthago 5?; gartwurz (1) 13?; gartwurza* 2; gertiwurz*

acorn: ahd. eihhila* 37

agrimony: ahd. afermonia* 1; agrimana 1

alder: ahd. alar 4; albāri 19? -- black alder: ahd. ? niowihtholz* 1; niuwiholz* 2

alder-tree: ahd. erila* 51?; erilūnboum* 1 --

of the alder-tree: ahd. erilīn* 7; erlīn* 7

almond-tree: ahd. mandalboum* 13 --

of an almond-tree: ahd. mandalboumīn* 2

allheal: ahd. wuntkrūt* 6 amaranth: ahd. kwekka* 1

amber (N.): ahd. agatstein 5

amber: ahd. firnis* 1?; glas 17?; ougstein* 1

ash-tree: ahd. ask* 31; aska (2) 12; askboum* 3; aspa 26; slintboum* 1

bee-flower: ahd. binisūga 43

berry (N.): ahd. beri (2)

birch (N.): ahd. birka 31

bush (N.) (1): ahd. busk*, gruot, wīdahi

cherry-tree: ahd. kirsboum

crocus: ahd. tidolosa

serviceberry: ahd. sperabira

medlar-tree: ahd. mespilboum

oak - eih

reed...: ahd. rōrīn* 1 reed-bank: ahd. rōrah

sage: ahd. salbei 7; salbeia 11; salvia* 7; selvia

shrub (N.) (1): ahd. busk; stūda

willow-tree: ahd. felwa*

Profession/person:
abbess: ahd. abbatissa

abbot: ahd. abbas 1; abbat 10; fater

acquaintance: ahd. kundo (1) 8

administrator: ahd. alawalto* 1; ambahtman* 10; anawalto* 3; grāfio* 4; mennāri*

angel: ahd. *angil?; boto 86; engil (1) 175?; kundo* (2) 3; mezboto* 1; trātboto* 1 -- order of angels: ahd. engilkunni* 1 angel-like: ahd. engillīh* 2

apostate (M.): ahd. anttrunno* 3

burggrave: ahd. burcgrāfo

captain: ahd. foraferio 1; houbitman

castle-dweller: ahd. burcāri*

chamberlain: ahd. kamerlingus

champion: ahd. kempfo

chancellor (lord) ahd. frōnokanzelāri   <chancellor =kanzelāri

clergyman: ahd. gotman*

commander: ahd. fiorfuristo            army commander: ahd. *hariwald

count (M.): ahd. grāfio*

count Palatine: ahd. pfalinzgrāfio

custodian: ahd. foragoumo* 1; saliburcio

duke: ahd. herizogo

emperor: ahd. gibiotāri*? 1; keisur*

foreman: ahd. skerio*

king of the land - lantkuning

king (M.): ahd. intdiota* 2; kuning

knight (M.): ahd. rītāri

landgrave: ahd. lantgrāfio

markgrave: commarchio

feudal lord: ahd. lēhanhēriro*

Lord High Steward: ahd. truhtsāzo

marshal (M.): ahd. marhskalk* 12; mariscalcus 16?; stuolsezzo

marshalship: ahd. marepahissatus

master: meistar

master« (M.): ahd. magister

monarch: ahd. einhērōsto 1; suntarfuristo

high priest: ahd. ēwawart

priest: ahd. anabetāri

senator: ahd. hēriro* 218

seneschal: ahd. stuolsezzo

vice-count: ahd. aftergrāfo

Roads:
castle-road: ahd. burcstrāza

castle-way: ahd. burcweg

crossing (N.): ahd. urfart

cross-road: ahd. wegakerī

crossway: ahd. ekkibug

fork (N.): ahd. furka

military road: ahd. diotweg*;

passage: ahd. duruhfartīga* 1; duruhgang 5; duruhweg* 2; furt 17; furt* 1? -- passage for carts: ahd. fartstat* 1 -- passage in a ship: ahd. huotifaz

path: ahd. steiga*

road -- military road: ahd. diotweg*; heristrāza 12 -- private road: ahd. burcstrāza* 3 -- road fork: ahd. wegaskeid* 4; wegaskeida* 5 -- road of the king: ahd. heristrāza 12 -- stone road: ahd. steinstrāza* 1 -- on impassable roads: ahd. āwiggon* 1sea-route: ahd. meriweg*

square (N.): ahd. fiora*

street - strāza

trail (N.): ahd. duns 6; fara 8?; fart

Animals:

animal (N.): ahd. fihu 47?; tior* 62?; *tioro? -- animal lair: ahd. tiorlegar* 2; tiorwarta* 2; tiorweida* 8 -- animal path: ahd. tiorweg* 1 -- hand-reared animal: ahd. hantzugiling* 1 -- pack animal: ahd. nōz (1) 4; nōzilīn* 1 -- wild animal: ahd. wildtior* 1 -- young animal: ahd. *huni...; jungi* 5; jungidi* 6; jungīn* (2) 1; jungo* 2?

beak: ahd. grans 9; gransa 2; granso 3; snabul 21

bear (N.) (1): ahd. bero (1) 19

beast: ahd. *fio; *ziber -- little beast: ahd. nōzil* 2; næzilīn* 1 -- small beast: ahd. smalanōz* 1 -- stable beast: ahd. stalfihu* 1 -- wolfish beast: ahd. wolfkunni* 1

beaver: ahd. beber* 1; bibar 47

bee: ahd. bīa 12; bian 3; bīna 5; bini 17

beetle (N.) (1): ahd. bicco 1; *kefar; kefur* 27; kefura* 4; kefuro* 8; wibil 36

bird: ahd. fedartrago* 1; fogal 54; fugilīn* 3

blackbird: ahd. amsla 32; drōska* 10; merla 4

boar: ahd. *bair; 33; bērswīn* 1; ebur* 29; gristio* 2; ūztrib 2

bull (M.): ; far

buzzard: ahd. mūsāri

calf: ahd. kalb

capricorn: ahd. gamizīn* 1; rēhbok 12; steinbok 24

cattle: ahd. *fehu

chicken: ahd. huoniklīn

crane-eagle: ahd. kranuhari

crocodile: ahd. nihhus

crow (N.): ahd. krāa

cuckoo (V.): ahd. gukkōn*

deer: ahd. hint

-- red deer: ahd. hiruz

deer...: ahd. hircinus*

doe: ahd. dāma; rēh

dog (M.): ahd. rudo, hunt

donkey: ahd. esil

dromedary: ahd. dromez

duck (N.): ahd. aneta

eagle (F.): ahd. arin 2

eagle: ahd. adalaro*

elephant: ahd. helfant

elk: bissons; elah*

falcon: ahd. falco

fox: ahd. foha

hawk (N.): ahd. habuh; sparwarius

ibex: ahd. *stainbok

lynx - luhs

mosquito: ahd. knelliz

peacock: ahd. pfāwo*

pig (N.): ahd. farh*

rabbit: ahd. konol*

rat: ahd. rato*

sheep: ahd. frisking 27; skāf* 88; smalanōz

Non-geographic:
absence: ahd. abwertī* 1; firswinanī* 1

abundance: ahd. ēhtīga 1; ginuht* 50?; ginuhtsama* 1?; ginuhtsamī* 6?; ginuhtsamida* 2; ginuogi* (2) 2?; ginuogī* 2?; ginuogida* 2; ubarkwelligī* 1

ashes (Pl.): ahd. aska* (1) 19; falawiska* 14

autumn: ahd. herbist 16; herbisto* 1

August: ahd. ?; ougusto 2

battle (N.): ahd. herireita* 1; kampfwīg* 1

bell (N.): ahd. glokka 14?; scella*

blood (N.): ahd. bluot

bone (N.): ahd. ; beina*

book (N.): ahd. buoh

brotherhood: ahd. bruoderskaf

candle: ahd. karz

cheese: kāsi

child: ahd. barn; *boro

circle (N.): ahd. gart (2) 15; giwuntilī* 1; kreiz 3; passeri 1; radskība* 1; ring (

clay: ahd. dāha 17; dāherda 1; letto 10

coal (N.): ahd. kol, zantro

copper (N.): ahd. kupfar

corn (N.): ahd. dinkil ; kerno

crown (N.): ahd. bougo* 1?; kamb

custom [NATIONAL: ahd. lantwīsa

dawn (V.): ahd. tagēn

daybreak : ahd. tagēnto

dust (N.): ahd. aska* (1) 19; dost (1) 2; herd* 13?; melm*

flax (N.): ahd. flahs 11; har 1?; haro

flower (N.): ahd. bluoma*

gravel (N.): ahd. grioz

guild: ahd. gelda

hunting (N.): ahd. jagōd* 1; weidalīhhī* 1; weidinōdi* 1

ice (N.): ahd. īs

morning: ahd. fruoi* 8; morgan

rain (N.): ahd. anaslaht* 2; regan 48; tou 28; wasal

rest (N.) (1): ahd. muozunga* 1; fīra 29; girawida* 1; rasta (1) 3; rasta* 6; rūwa* 33?; rāwī* (1) 1?; resta*

rye: ahd. roggo

salt (N.); salz

sand (N.): ahd. grient 4; grioz (1) 43?; *melm; merigrioz 21; sant

---sand-bank: ahd. santwurfi

sapphire: ahd. jahhant*

shield (N.): ahd. bara*, skilt

ship (N.): ahd. ferid; skif

snow (N.): ahd. snēo

north (N.): ahd. nordar

south: ahd. sundar*

East. ostar

West: westar

stone (N.): ahd. *stain;

storm (N.): ahd. bīsa skūr sturmus

summer (N.): ahd. sumar

sun (N.): ahd. sunna

table (N.): ahd. biot* 1; beodus* 1?; mies* 3; skranna; stalobiot* 1; tafala*

thorn: ahd. brāma 54; dorn

trade (N.): ahd. feilōd* 1; kouf* (1) 33?; wantala* 1; wantalunga* 14; wehsalunga* 5

watch (N.): ahd. duruhwahha* 1; warda*

willow-tree: ahd. felwa* wint

Winter: wintar

Buildings:
amphitheatre: ahd. kwelhus* 1; skirmhus* 1

arena: ahd. erīna 1

bakery: ahd. bahhūs* 3; pfistrīn* 3; pfistrīna* 5?

bakehouse: ahd. pfistira* 3; pfistrīa* 2

barber's place: ahd. skera* 14

bathing-house: ahd. badahūs* 2

bell-tower: ahd. glokhūs

brew-house: ahd. briuhūs*

cemetry: ahd. līhhufa

chapel: ahd. kapella

churchyard: ahd. frīthufa

court-house: ahd. dinghūs*

customs-house: ahd. zolhūs

emporium: ahd. kuppel

grave-yard: ahd. grabastat

meat-market: ahd. fleiskmerkāt*

monument: ahd. arēstadona

night: ahd. finstarnissi* 24; naht 1

palace: ahd. pfalinza

prayer-house: ahd. gibethus

pyramid: ahd. afara; ahd. irminsul

school (N.): ahd. skuola*

senate: ahd. gumiski

shipyard: ahd. skifgart

shrine: ahd. arka* ; skrīni*

stable (N.): ahd. buria* ; marhstal*; scuria ; stal ; stīg

statue: ahd. afara

watch-tower: ahd. ; wartberg* 1

Prepositions:
above (Adv.): ahd. dārubar* 1; fornāntīg 7; nidanūf* 1; oba (1) 139; obana 51; obanān* 34; ubar* (2); ūf

from above: ahd. obanān* 34; ūfana 1; ūfwertīgo*

further above: ahd. nõhōr obanān; nāhōr obanān

above (N.): ahd. oba*

across: ahd. dweres* 5; heraubari* 1 -- across country: ahd. āwiggo* 2; āwiggūn* 4

behind (Adj.): ahd. hintaro* 4

besides: ahd. ānu

between: ahd. dāruntar* 7; untar

Adjectives:
abandoned: ahd. fralakti*

abroad: ahd. in elilenti; elilento*

abundant: ahd. ginuhtīg* 7; ginuhtsam* 44; ginuogsam* 1; ubarfluozīg* 1

acceptable: ahd. antfanglīh 5; nāmi 2

advanced: ahd. gidigan* 31

apostolical: ahd. botolīh* 3

ashore -- pole to fasten ships ashore: ahd. marstekko 3

beautiful: ahd. fagar 4; *fagar; fagari 4; *fledi?; lioblīh* 11; liobsam* 6; liublīh* 7?; skōni* (1) 213; wāllīh* 2; zieri*

calm: ahd. gireh

celestial : ahd. himillīh

deep tiof; tiufi

dry: ābar*; bisiwan; bisiwan*; brinnanti; ; durri

early: fruo

hidden: ahd. giborgan; bihelit

high (Adj.): ahd. burlīh* 11?; hæh

sacred: ahd. frēhtīg* 6; frōno 49; heilag

Colours:
ash-coloured: ahd. ? askal*? 1

ash-grey (Adj.): ahd. tusin* 9; tusinīg* 2

black (Adj.): ahd. harzīg*? 1; *kolag?; rāmag* 1; salo (1) 13; swarz

blood-red: ahd. bluotfaro* 3; bluotrōt* 1

blue-violet -. jaganz*

brown (Adj.): ahd. brūn

moss-green: ahd. gimusi*

ochre (N.): ahd. ogar*

white (Adj.): ahd. blancus* 2; blank* 8; blas 3; bleih; wīz