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    Guild Journeyer Levtrona's Avatar
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    I am german and there a few more in this community. Not sure if i understand the question, though.
    "Hagen" originally means thorn bush, thorny hedge (as a fence also as wall)
    -haag, -hag, -hagen is used all over northern europe, its a very old word which changed its meaning over time and region. "hagebutte" is a rose hip/dog rose.

    Krug, you are right, or Dorfkrug is basically every inn or pub in any village. even if they have a different name, the would be called "dorfkrug"

    For "Bohr" i really dont know. "bohren" is a verb for to drill. I cant remember if i have ever heard of this as a place, might be a regional thing, though.
    Edit: -born is used quite a bit in northern germany and means exactly this: born - for streams, wind...

    "Schaf" -sheep- and any livestock or poultry is likely used for roads, paths, settlements
    "Ziegel" is brick, correct. "Ziege" is goat

    if you have any more questions, feel free to ask.
    Last edited by Levtrona; 11-26-2020 at 06:15 AM.

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