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Hap seems to be an old word for Hafen (i.e. port). Now the Habsburg is on a mountain and no ports in sight ;) Also, according to historians, the name probably
by steve1977 11mo ago
Hap seems to be an old word for Hafen (i.e. port).
Now the Habsburg is on a mountain and no ports in sight ;)
Also, according to historians, the name probably stems from "Habesburg" (haben = have in English).
There's also a myth that it stems from Habicht (Eurasian goshawk), but that is likely just that, a myth.
In either case, the castle was never spelled with a p, even in the middle ages.
So there's no way to spin this spelling into something that makes sense. It's just wrong.
Source:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habsburg_(Burg)#Geschichte https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habsburg_(Burg)#Geschichte
- gsf_emergency_6 11mo agoNah I just took en.wiki's word for it which is always dangerous ); If I really have to push the theory, it would be an old high German form of Haupt (referring to an cowshead), since a hill can be head-shaped :) Otoh I would not go against the word of someone who has probably seen the medieval docs Edit: de.wiki link you gave mentions the ford Wahrscheinlich ist der Name der Burg vom althochdeutschen Wort hab oder haw abgeleitet, das «Flussübergang» bedeutet. Damit ist eine Furt bei Altenburg gemeint
- steve1977 11mo ago> Edit: de.wiki link you gave mentions the ford Oh you’re right. But that's spelled "hab" as well, still no p in sight ;)
- gsf_emergency_6 11mo agoYeah, the en.wiki guy was probably just trying to capture the pronunciation (devoicing) in his dialect