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Where does “Zürich” come from?

Zürich (German) comes from Old High German Zurih, from Latin Turicum — Zurich.

Ancestry of “Zürich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High GermanZurih—
2LatinTuricumZurich

Words derived from “Zürich”

  • Zürcher
  • 蘇黎世
  • Cīrihe
  • チューリッヒ
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