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“peak”

18 fragments across 14 traditions carry this sense. They split 8 to 10 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, Mountain, has 3.

Mountain


Objects

peak final · spitze final · pic final

  • Hailpeak

    Hail hail + peak peak

    hail peak

  • Quartzpeak

    Quartz quartz + peak peak

    quartz peak

  • Steeppeak

    Steep steep + peak peak

    steep peak

  • Ruddyspitze

    Ruddy reddish + spitze peak

    reddish peak

  • Basaltspitze

    Basalt basalt + spitze peak

    basalt peak

  • Silverspitze

    Silver silver + spitze peak

    silver peak

  • Goatpic

    Goat goats + pic peak

    goats peak

  • Watchpic

    Watch lookout + pic peak

    lookout peak

  • Ruadhpic

    Ruadh red + pic peak

    red peak

Dwarf


Fantasy races

tor final · Tind initial

  • Hroktor

    Hrok raven + tor peak

    raven peak

  • Durtor

    Dur enduring + tor peak

    enduring peak

  • Vartor

    Var watch + tor peak

    watch peak

  • Tindbek

    Tind peak + bek stream

    peak stream

  • Tindulf

    Tind peak + ulf hound

    peak hound

  • Tindhjor

    Tind peak + hjor sword

    peak sword

Scottish


Real world

Ben initial · Sgurr initial

  • Benfada

    Ben peak + fada long

    peak long

  • Benshaw

    Ben peak + shaw copse

    peak copse

  • Benbuie

    Ben peak + buie yellow

    peak yellow

  • Sgurrgarv

    Sgurr peak + garv rough

    peak rough

  • Sgurraird

    Sgurr peak + aird upland

    peak upland

  • Sgurran

    Sgurr peak + an little

    peak little

Chinese


Real world

Feng initial

  • Fengshan

    Feng peak + shan mountain

    peak mountain

  • Fengjin

    Feng peak + jin gold

    peak gold

  • Fengxue

    Feng peak + xue learning

    peak learning

Dog


People

pike final

  • Mosspike

    Moss bog growth + pike peak

    bog growth peak

  • Jasperpike

    Jasper speckled gem + pike peak

    speckled gem peak

  • Luppike

    Lup wolf + pike peak

    wolf peak

Druid


Tabletop

Ban initial

  • Bantref

    Ban peak + tref homestead

    peak homestead

  • Banhaugh

    Ban peak + haugh meadow

    peak meadow

  • Banock

    Ban peak + ock oak

    peak oak

Elf


Fantasy races

tor final

  • Mintor

    Min tower + tor peak

    tower peak

  • Aentor

    Aen whole + tor peak

    whole peak

  • Fentor

    Fen marsh + tor peak

    marsh peak

German


Real world

horn final

  • Birkhorn

    Birk birch + horn peak

    birch peak

  • Mühlhorn

    Mühl mill + horn peak

    mill peak

  • Schwarzhorn

    Schwarz black + horn peak

    black peak

Irish


Real world

Ben initial

  • Benderg

    Ben peak + derg crimson

    peak crimson

  • Bencora

    Ben peak + cora weir

    peak weir

  • Bencroagh

    Ben peak + croagh stack

    peak stack

Japanese


Real world

mine final

  • Yumemine

    Yume dream + mine peak

    dream peak

  • Saemine

    Sae clear + mine peak

    clear peak

  • Kimimine

    Kimi noble + mine peak

    noble peak

Kingdom


Objects

tor final

  • Valdertor

    Valder power + tor peak

    power peak

  • Stortor

    Stor great + tor peak

    great peak

  • Graltor

    Gral sacred + tor peak

    sacred peak

Knight


People

Puy initial

  • Puylonde

    Puy peak + londe grove

    peak grove

  • Puysart

    Puy peak + sart clearing

    peak clearing

  • Puytour

    Puy peak + tour tower

    peak tower

Planet


Objects

mons final

  • Ferrmons

    Ferr iron + mons peak

    iron peak

  • Lunmons

    Lun moon + mons peak

    moon peak

  • Ripmons

    Rip shore + mons peak

    shore peak

Welsh


Real world

Ban initial

  • Banddu

    Ban peak + ddu dark

    peak dark

  • Bangain

    Ban peak + gain fine

    peak fine

  • Banborth

    Ban peak + borth harbour

    peak harbour

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “peak”. 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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