Etymology

Pomerania

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Today it means: A former duchy, historical province of Prussia, and now a geographic region of Central Europe split between Germany and Poland on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea. Full definition →

Latin Pomerania ← German Pommern ← Proto-Slavic *pomorьjane pl
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  1. Proto-Slavic · derived from*pomorьje“seaboard”
  2. Proto-Slavic · derived from*pomorьjane pl“coast dwellers”
  3. German · derived fromPommern
  4. Latin · borrowed fromPomerania
  5. English todayPomerania

Borrowed from Latin Pomerania, from German Pommern, from Proto-Slavic *pomorьjane pl (“coast dwellers”), from Proto-Slavic *pomorьje (“seaboard”).

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