Etymology

Offenburg

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Today it means: A town, the administrative seat of Ortenaukreis district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Full definition →

German Offenburg ← Old High German burg
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  1. Old High German · derived fromburg
  2. German · borrowed fromOffenburg
  3. English todayOffenburg

From German Offenburg, from Old High German burg (castle, fortification) with an unclear first element, possibly a given name.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.