“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
¶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.
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
ponte final
- Soloponte
Solo alone + ponte bridge
alone bridge
- Quietoponte
Quieto quiet + ponte bridge
quiet bridge
- Fiatoponte
Fiato breath + ponte bridge
breath bridge
bridge final
- Fernbridge
Fern fern + bridge bridge
fern bridge
- Longbridge
Long long + bridge bridge
long bridge
- Shepbridge
Shep sheep + bridge bridge
sheep bridge
Pont initial
- Pontfèvre
Pont bridge + fèvre smith
bridge smith
- Pontboulanger
Pont bridge + boulanger baker
bridge baker
- Pontchamp
Pont bridge + champ field
bridge field
bridge final
- Bedrockbridge
Bedrock bedrock + bridge bridge
bedrock bridge
- Basaltbridge
Basalt basalt + bridge bridge
basalt bridge
- Summitbridge
Summit summit + bridge bridge
summit bridge
Pont initial
- Pontbec
Pont bridge + bec stream
bridge stream
- Pontbeuf
Pont bridge + beuf dwelling
bridge dwelling
- Pontlonde
Pont bridge + londe grove
bridge grove
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
Bridge initial
- Bridgetooth
Bridge bridge + tooth tooth
bridge tooth
- Bridgeclub
Bridge bridge + club club
bridge club
- Bridgehide
Bridge bridge + hide hide
bridge hide
Most initial
- Mostgrab
Most bridge + grab grave
bridge-grave
- Mostbrunn
Most bridge + brunn well
bridge-well
- Mostweg
Most bridge + weg road
bridge-road
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
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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