Pflanzenbezeichnungen in Siedlungsnamen des altpolabischen Sprachgebietes Brandenburgs

Ein Beitrag zu einem altpolabischen Lexikon

Abstract

The article deals with the explanation of toponyms in the territory of Brandenburg, which was populated by Slavs approximately from the 6th to the 14th century. The place-names of Polabian origin in this territory could be derived also from appellatives denoting plants as there are trees (Buckow/beech-tree; Damme/oak- tree; Jabel/apple), bushs and shrubs (Leest/hazel; Kallinchen/elder; Friesack/heath), some kind of grasses (Ziethen/rush; Weisen/reed), berries (Preußnitz/cranberry), flowers (Wust/thistle; Löcknitz/water-lily) and last but not least mushrooms (Feldgrieben/mushroom; Schmarsow/morel). Approximatly 50 toponyms are derived in this way. This article can also give a contribution to the description of the flora of the territory of Brandenburg in earlier times.