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

Gemarkung

Herrschaftsgebiet

Umgegend

Baufeld

Gemeindegebiet

Stadtgegend

Komitat

Abbaufeld

Gespanschaft

Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ɡaʊ̯/
Etymologie (English)

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.

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