Etymology

Zurich

Zu·rich
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Today it means: The capital city of Zurich canton, Switzerland, on Lake Zurich. Full definition →

German Zürich ← Old High German Zurih ← Latin Turicum
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The story

  1. LatinTuricum
  2. Old High GermanZurih
  3. GermanZürich
  4. English todayZurich

Borrowed from German Zürich.

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