Thuringia (a state in central Germany) · a municipality of Vorarlberg, Austria
eş: Grünes Herz Deutschlands
köken: From Old High German Duringa. From the name of the Thüringer (“Thuringians”), a people who are attested since at least 480 when Sidonius Apollinaris mentions them (as Toringus m), and potentially earlier around 150 when Ptolemy mentions the Τευριοχαῖμαι (Teuriokhaîmai). Their name was traditionally connected to that of the Hermunduren, but this is discredited by modern etymologists on…
köken: Etymology tree Latin Thuringusbor. Middle French Thuringebor. French Thuringe Borrowed from Middle French Thuringe, borrowed from Latin Thuringus.