Weichsel

Meaning

Name

Vistula (the longest river in Poland and erewhile a river of Prussia, which flows into the Baltic Sea)

Noun

sour cherry (fruit of the sour cherry tree)

Concepts

Vistula

sour cherry

morello cherry

cherry

gean

Prunus cerasus

pie cherry

Synonyms

Sauerkirsche

Weichselkirsche

Schattenmorelle

Baum-Weichsel

Prunus cerasus

Amarelle

Weichſel

Kirsche

Sauer-Kirsche

Translations

Vistule

Vístula

Vistola

Vístula

Vístula

Vistula

Βιστούλας

Wisła

guinda

Vistül

griotte

guinda

morel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvaɪ̯ksəl/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German: Wissel

Inherited from Middle High German: wīhsel

Inherited from Old High German: wīhsila

In summary

16th century, from Middle Low German Wissel, from Proto-Slavic *Visъla. The form is probably due to analogy: as wissel(-bēre) is also the Low German form of the fruit in etymology 2 below, the river name was adapted to High German accordingly.