The cognate of burn in standard English is "bourn", "bourne", "borne", "born", which is retained in placenames like Bournemouth, King's Somborne, Holborn, Melbourne. A cognate in German is Born[1] (contemp. Brunnen), meaning "well", "spring" or "source", which is retained in placenames like Paderborn in Germany. Both the English and German words derive from the same Proto-Germanic root.[2]
Scots Gaelic has the word bùrn, also cognate, but which means "fresh water"; the actual Gaelic for a "burn" is allt (sometimes anglicised as "ault" or "auld" in placenames.)
^"DWDS | Suchergebnisse für Born" (in German). Dwds.de. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
^"Online Etymology Dictionary". Etymonline.com. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
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Scottish Words and Place-Names:Place-Name Glossary
January 01, 1970
burn, landform, local, usage, burn, kind, watercourse, term, applies, large, stream, small, river, word, used, scotland, england, especially, north, east, england, parts, ulster, kansas, australia, zealand, views, usway, burnusway, burn, tributary, river, coqu. In local usage a burn is a kind of watercourse The term applies to a large stream or a small river The word is used in Scotland and England especially North East England and in parts of Ulster Kansas Australia and New Zealand Views of Usway BurnUsway Burn is a tributary of River Coquet in Northumberland Contents 1 Etymology 2 Examples 3 References 4 External linksEtymology editThe cognate of burn in standard English is bourn bourne borne born which is retained in placenames like Bournemouth King s Somborne Holborn Melbourne A cognate in German is Born 1 contemp Brunnen meaning well spring or source which is retained in placenames like Paderborn in Germany Both the English and German words derive from the same Proto Germanic root 2 Scots Gaelic has the word burn also cognate but which means fresh water the actual Gaelic for a burn is allt sometimes anglicised as ault or auld in placenames Examples editBlackburn Broxburn Bucks Burn Burnside Braid Burn Dighty Burn Burn Dale East Donegal Burnfoot Inishowen Burn of Elsick Burn of Pheppie Burn of Muchalls Bannockburn Crawfordsburn Cronaniv Burn Gaoth Dobhair Gisburn Hebburn Jordan Burn Kilburn disambiguation Lyburn Ouseburn Routeburn Track Seaburn Seaton Burn Shirburn Tedburn Tyburn Westburn Whitburn Whitlawburn Winkburn Winterburn WooburnReferences edit DWDS Suchergebnisse fur Born in German Dwds de Retrieved 23 December 2015 Online Etymology Dictionary Etymonline com Retrieved 23 December 2015 External links edit nbsp Look up burn or burn Noun in Wiktionary the free dictionary Scottish Words and Place Names Place Name Glossary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Burn landform amp oldid 1218663890, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
