Etymology

Brunswick

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Germanic ← Middle Low German wîk
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  1. Middle Low German · derived fromwîk“village, settlement”
  2. Germanic · derived from
  3. English todayBrunswick

From the Germanic personal name Bruno, in the genitive case, something akin to *Brunos + Middle Low German wîk (“village, settlement”).

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