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Weichsel.

Vistula (the longest river in Poland and erewhile a river of Prussia, which flows into the Baltic Sea)

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈvaɪ̯ksəl/
  1. Vistula (the longest river in Poland and erewhile a river of Prussia, which flows into the Baltic Sea)

    definite · proper-noun · usually
Where this word comes from

16th century, from Middle Low German Wissel, from Proto-Slavic *Visъla. The form is probably due to analogy: as wissel(-bēre) is also the Low German form of the fruit in etymology 2 below, the river name was adapted to High German accordingly.

noun/ˈvaɪ̯ksəl/
  1. sour cherry (fruit of the sour cherry tree)

    Austria · Bavaria · Switzerland · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German wīhsel, from Old High German wīhsila, from Proto-Germanic *wīhsilō.

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