Gotha
/ˈɡoːtaː/noun
Gotha is a historic city in the German state of Thuringia.
Did you know?Gotha became famous across Europe through the Almanach de Gotha, a genealogical handbook that catalogued royal and aristocratic families and helped make “Gotha” synonymous with elite bloodlines.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Germanic
*Gautōn-
“A reconstructed form associated with the name of the Goths, probably connected with a Germanic root for pouring or flowing.”
Proto-Germanic
Germanic
*ahwō
“Water or a flowing body of water; the source of Germanic river-name elements such as Old High German aha.”
8th Century
Old High German
Gotaha
““Goth water,” the name of a settlement or watercourse in Thuringia.”
775
Latin record
Gothaha
“The place is recorded in a medieval charter under a Latinized form of its Germanic name.”
12th–14th Century
Middle High German
Gotha
“The established town name as the settlement developed into an important regional center.”
Modern English
English
Gotha
“The English name for the city of Gotha in Thuringia, Germany.”