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Where does “Munich” come from?

Munich is the English name for the German city München, derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "at the monks' place."

Ancestry of “Munich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMunich—
2GermanMünchen—
3Middle High GermanMünichen—
Every word from Middle High German Münichen →