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grindelwald

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
grindel-wald
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and municipality in Bern canton, Switzerland.

name

A locality in West Tamar council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.

Etymology

From Alemannic German, probably corresponding to Grindel (from Middle High German grintel, from Old High German grintil (“bar, bolt”)) + Wald (“forest”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, grintel, grintil

Questions

What does grindelwald mean?
A village and municipality in Bern canton, Switzerland.
Where does grindelwald come from?
It is traced to Middle High German.

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