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Schlesien
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German
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Etymology
de
Possibly related to the de gem - Silingi tribe, whose name derives from de grc Σιλίγγαι, itself possibly from de szl - for "swampy place."
Or, from de zlw-opl ślęg, zlw-opl śląg, themselves cognate with the same Silesian source and meaning "dampness, humidity, moisture."Rudolf Fischer. Onomastica slavogermanica. Uniwersytet Wrocławski. 2007. t. [= pl tom volume] XXVI. 2007. str. [= pl strona page] 83 More at Ślęża and Silesia.
The name occurs at least since the 16th century, where it's also de Slesien, from gmh Slesien 15th century, earlier gmh Slezien 13th century.
In the 16th century, the name of this region also occurs as de Schlesy f as in Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia (which has Presla and later Preßla for the capital de Breslau) and as de Schlesi f, this from gmh Slesy f, gmh Slesi f 15th century.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃleːzi̯ən/
de De-Schlesien.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
toponym,,-[uncommon]
de Silesia Q81720
de Slesien ; Schlesie<g:f> Schlesy<g:f> Schlesi<g:f> ; Schlesierland Schlesier Land Schlesier land ; Silesien<q:uncommon>
Derived terms
de Niederschlesien
de Neuschlesien
de Oberschlesien, de Ober-Schlesien
de Österreichisch-Schlesien (de Oesterreichisch-Schlesien, de Oesterreichisch Schlesien, de österreichisch Schlesien)
de Preußisch-Schlesien (de preußisch Schlesien)
Related terms
de Schlesier
de schlesisch
de Schlesisch
de Ober-Schlesie
References
Further reading
de exonyms terms suffixed with -ien