Gau

Betekenis (English)

1. (masculine,strong) shire; district
2. (historical,masculine,strong) an administrative unit of the Third Reich
3. (historical,masculine,strong) nome of ancient Egypt

Synonyms

Bezirk

Land

Gegend

Gemarkung

Herrschaftsgebiet

Kreis

⭕

Landkreis

Landstrich

Ortsteil

Provinz

Region

Revier

Staat

Stadtteil

Stadtviertel

Territorium

Umgegend

Hoheitsgebiet

Kiez

Baufeld

Gemeindegebiet

Stadtgegend

Komitat

Abbaufeld

Gespanschaft

Gebiet

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɡaʊ̯/

Etimologie (English)

Inherited from Middle High German: göu

Inherited from Old High German: gawi

Cognate with Nederduits: Gohe

Cognate with Nederlands: gouw

Cognate with Fries: gea

Cognate with Old English: ġē

Cognate with Duits: Aue

In summary

From Middle High German göu, gou, from Old High German gawi, gouwi, from Proto-West Germanic *gawi, from Proto-Germanic *gawją from earlier *gaawja (“riverlands, lakeside land”), from collective *ga- + *awjō (“land by a waterway”).
Cognates
Compare Low German Gohe, Dutch gouw, West Frisian gea, goa, Old English ġē, German Aue.