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“bridge”

11 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. They split 4 to 7 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from real world outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Japanese, has 2.

Japanese


Real world

bashi final · hashi final

  • Furubashi

    Furu old + bashi bridge

    old bridge

  • Motobashi

    Moto origin + bashi bridge

    origin bridge

  • Toyobashi

    Toyo abundant + bashi bridge

    abundant bridge

  • Uchihashi

    Uchi inside + hashi bridge

    inside bridge

  • Tahashi

    Ta rice field + hashi bridge

    rice field bridge

  • Hayashihashi

    Hayashi grove + hashi bridge

    grove bridge

Bard


Tabletop

ponte final

  • Soloponte

    Solo alone + ponte bridge

    alone bridge

  • Quietoponte

    Quieto quiet + ponte bridge

    quiet bridge

  • Fiatoponte

    Fiato breath + ponte bridge

    breath bridge

City


Objects

bridge final

  • Fernbridge

    Fern fern + bridge bridge

    fern bridge

  • Longbridge

    Long long + bridge bridge

    long bridge

  • Shepbridge

    Shep sheep + bridge bridge

    sheep bridge

French


Real world

Pont initial

  • Pontfèvre

    Pont bridge + fèvre smith

    bridge smith

  • Pontboulanger

    Pont bridge + boulanger baker

    bridge baker

  • Pontchamp

    Pont bridge + champ field

    bridge field

Giant


Creatures

bridge final

  • Bedrockbridge

    Bedrock bedrock + bridge bridge

    bedrock bridge

  • Basaltbridge

    Basalt basalt + bridge bridge

    basalt bridge

  • Summitbridge

    Summit summit + bridge bridge

    summit bridge

Knight


People

Pont initial

  • Pontbec

    Pont bridge + bec stream

    bridge stream

  • Pontbeuf

    Pont bridge + beuf dwelling

    bridge dwelling

  • Pontlonde

    Pont bridge + londe grove

    bridge grove

Town


Objects

bridge final

  • Herdbridge

    Herd herdsman's + bridge bridge

    herdsman's bridge

  • Twinbridge

    Twin paired + bridge bridge

    paired bridge

  • Priestbridge

    Priest priest's + bridge bridge

    priest's bridge

Troll


Creatures

Bridge initial

  • Bridgetooth

    Bridge bridge + tooth tooth

    bridge tooth

  • Bridgeclub

    Bridge bridge + club club

    bridge club

  • Bridgehide

    Bridge bridge + hide hide

    bridge hide

Vampire


Creatures

Most initial

  • Mostgrab

    Most bridge + grab grave

    bridge-grave

  • Mostbrunn

    Most bridge + brunn well

    bridge-well

  • Mostweg

    Most bridge + weg road

    bridge-road

Welsh


Real world

bont final

  • Hydrefbont

    Hydref autumn + bont bridge

    autumn bridge

  • Talbont

    Tal brow + bont bridge

    brow bridge

  • Glasbont

    Glas blue-green + bont bridge

    blue-green bridge

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “bridge”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.

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