thalweg
English
/ˈtaːlvɛç/, /ˈtɑl.vɛɡ/
noun
Definitions
- (geology) The line that connects the lowest points in a valley or river channel, and thus the line of fastest flow or deepest water along a river’s course.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Thalweg, Thal (valley) + German Weg (way, roads, path, course).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Weg
Gloss
way, roads, path, course
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
道, 路
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Arbeitsweg German
- Atemweg German
- Fahrradweg German
- Feldweg German
- Fluchtweg German
- Fußweg German
- Gehweg German
- Heimweg German
- Hochweg German
- Hohlweg German
- Holzweg German
- Irrweg German
- Landweg German
- Lebensweg German
- Leitungsweg German
- Luftweg German
- Mittelweg German
- Nebenweg German
- Radweg German
- Reaktionsweg German
- Rettungsweg German
- Rückweg German
- Seeweg German
- Signalweg German
- Sonderweg German
- Stoffwechselweg German
- Talweg German
- Thal German
- Thalmann German
- Thalweg German
- Transportweg German
- Veloweg German
- Verkehrsweg German
- Waldweg German
- Wasserweg German
- Weg German
- Wegbereiter German
- Wegelagerer German
- Weggabelung German
- Weggefährte German
- Weggenosse German
- Weglänge German
- Wegweiser German
- Wegzehrung German
- Wegzoll German
- einweg- German
- mehrweg- German
- unterwegs German
- wegsam German
- wegweisend German
- wec Middle High German