Paderborn.
Paderborn (a city and rural district in eastern Westphalia, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Meaning & usage
Paderborn (a city and rural district in eastern Westphalia, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German Paderborn (at least since the 15th century), from Middle Low German Paderborn (at least since the 14th century), from Old Saxon. Attested in Latin as Paderbrunnen, Paderbrunna, Padrabrun, Patresbrun (8th or 9th century, occurs in various annales, often about the Reichsversammlung of 777). By surface analysis, Pader (river name) + Born (“spring, well, river source”)
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