Etymology

Breisgau

B3R1E1I1S1G2A1U1

Today it means: An area of the state of Baden-Württemberg, in southwestern Germany, extending along the Rhine River and enveloping portions of the Black Forest. Full definition →

German Breisgau
Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

  1. German · borrowed fromBreisgau
  2. English todayBreisgau

From German Breisgau, from Breisach, a town on the Rhine, and Gau, a district.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.