[OSM-talk] Street Name

[Clifford Snow]

Thanks everyone for responding. Thankfully it wasn't abbreviated. I'll
leave it as Edelweiss Weg.

Clifford


On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 10:13 PM, Marc Gemis <marc.gemis at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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