O polskich i niemieckich nazwach młynów na Śląsku
On the Polish and German names of mills in Silesia

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is to draw attention to the rich collection of the names of mills and mill settlements in Silesia as registered in Słownik Etymologiczny Nazw Geograficznych Śląska (The Etymological Dictionary of the Geographical Names of Silesia). The collected material shows how significant flour-milling was in the history of material culture in this region and what type of services for local people it provided. The analysis included – in a parallel way – the polish and the German names, establishing the similarities and differences between them as regards the motifs relating to their meanings and word-formation.

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