“lake”
20 fragments across 18 traditions carry this sense. They split 9 to 11 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 6 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, City, has 2.
Mer initial · mere final
- Merstead
Mer lake + stead place
lake place
- Mertoft
Mer lake + toft homestead plot
lake homestead plot
- Merthorpe
Mer lake + thorpe outlying farm
lake outlying farm
- Nethermere
Nether lower + mere lake
lower lake
- Deepmere
Deep deep + mere lake
deep lake
- Fernmere
Fern fern + mere lake
fern lake
lyn final · mere final
- Ullalyn
Ulla will + lyn lake
will lake
- Quillyn
Quill feather + lyn lake
feather lake
- Therlyn
Ther summer + lyn lake
summer lake
- Pinemere
Pine pine + mere lake
pine lake
- Valemere
Vale valley + mere lake
valley lake
- Cairnmere
Cairn cairn + mere lake
cairn lake
Ze initial
- Zeming
Ze lake + ming bright
lake bright
- Zeli
Ze lake + li strength
lake strength
- Zexu
Ze lake + xu rising sun
lake rising sun
Lac initial
- Lacesia
Lac lake + esia island country
lake island country
- Lacana
Lac lake + ana land
lake land
- Lactania
Lac lake + tania country
lake country
Loch initial
- Lochcairn
Loch lake + cairn heaped marker
lake heaped marker
- Lochrick
Loch lake + rick hay stack
lake hay stack
- Lochrig
Loch lake + rig ridge
lake ridge
Tarn initial
- Tarngrod
Tarn lake + grod ground
lake ground
- Tarnkin
Tarn lake + kin clan
lake clan
- Tarnur
Tarn lake + ur ancient
lake ancient
lac final
- Vertlac
Vert green + lac lake
green lake
- Rochelac
Roche rock + lac lake
rock lake
- Petitlac
Petit small + lac lake
small lake
See initial
- Seehoff
See lake + hoff farmstead
lake farmstead
- Seebrunn
See lake + brunn well
lake well
- Seegarten
See lake + garten garden
lake garden
mere final
- Thornmere
Thorn hawthorn bush + mere lake
hawthorn bush lake
- Fairmere
Fair beautiful + mere lake
beautiful lake
- Hawkmere
Hawk hunting bird + mere lake
hunting bird lake
loch final
- Begloch
Beg small + loch lake
small lake
- Rualoch
Rua red-haired + loch lake
red-haired lake
- Aedloch
Aed fire + loch lake
fire lake
mere final
- Grimmere
Grim stern + mere lake
stern lake
- Stormmere
Storm storm + mere lake
storm lake
- Falmere
Fal cliff + mere lake
cliff lake
Lac initial
- Lacbois
Lac lake + bois wood
lake wood
- Lacbec
Lac lake + bec stream
lake stream
- Lacpont
Lac lake + pont bridge
lake bridge
mere final
- Thornmere
Thorn thorn bush + mere lake
thorn bush lake
- Elmmere
Elm elm tree + mere lake
elm tree lake
- Hazelmere
Hazel hazel tree + mere lake
hazel tree lake
lacus final
- Novemlacus
Novem ninth + lacus lake
ninth lake
- Montlacus
Mont mountain + lacus lake
mountain lake
- Vaclacus
Vac empty + lacus lake
empty lake
Loch initial
- Lochgill
Loch lake + gill ravine
lake ravine
- Lochwood
Loch lake + wood wood
lake wood
- Lochled
Loch lake + led traveller
lake traveller
mere final
- Westmere
West evening side + mere lake
evening side lake
- Normere
Nor north + mere lake
north lake
- Brackmere
Brack bracken + mere lake
bracken lake
lac final
- Graulac
Grau grey + lac lake
grey-lake
- Dolnalac
Dolna lower + lac lake
lower-lake
- Wildlac
Wild wild + lac lake
wild-lake
Llyn initial
- Llyngastell
Llyn lake + gastell castle
lake castle
- Llynwalch
Llyn lake + walch falcon
lake falcon
- Llynfro
Llyn lake + fro vale
lake vale
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “lake”. 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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