Etymology

Munster

M3U1N1S1T1E1R1

Today it means: The southernmost province of Ireland. Full definition →

Old Irish Mumu ← Old Norse staðr
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Munster · proper noun1

  1. Old Norse · derived fromstaðr
  2. Old Irish · derived fromMumu
  3. English todayMunster

From Old Irish Mumu (in either dative Mumain or genitive Muman) + Old Norse staðr.

Munster · proper noun2

  1. German · borrowed fromMünster
  2. French · borrowed fromMunster
  3. English todayMunster

Borrowed from French Munster or German Münster, ultimately from Alemannic German.

Words from the same roots

Old Norsestaðr all →

Leinster

GermanMünster all →

muensterMünster

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.