[OSM-talk] Street Name

[Marc Gemis]

FWIW, weg is also a Dutch word with the same meaning as the German one.


On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 1:41 AM, Clay Smalley <claysmalley at gmail.com> wrote:

> "Weg" is German, approximately means "way." It's right as it is, no
> abbreviation.
>
> Funny though that it's outside of the German Sprachraum. Is Leavenworth a
> town with a lot of German heritage?
> On May 29, 2014 4:37 PM, "Clifford Snow" <clifford at snowandsnow.us> wrote:
>
>> I need help with a street name. In Leavenworth, WA there is a street
>> named "Edelweiss Weg" that I want to add. Is Weg an abbreviation for
>> something? It will be tagged highway=service service=alley. Google
>> translate doesn't help.
>>
>> If it is an abbreviation, should it be expanded as we usually do?
>>
>> Thanks from someone with a language deficit.
>>
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