Etymology

Nuremberg

Nu·rem·berg
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Today it means: A major city in Bavaria, Germany. Full definition →

German Nürnberg ← Medieval Latin Norinberga
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromNorinberga
  2. German · borrowed fromNürnberg
  3. English todayNuremberg

From German Nürnberg, from Medieval Latin Norinberga. The second element is from Berg, origins of the first element unclear.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.