Hesse
/hɛs/noun
A historical region and modern state in central Germany.
Did you know?The name ultimately goes back to the Germanic Chatti, a tribe recorded by Roman writers, whose name later shifted through Old High German forms into the modern regional name Hesse.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Rome
Latin
Chatti
“A Germanic tribe living in central Germany.”
Old High German
OHG
Hesse
“A member of the Hessian people; the regional name develops from the tribal designation.”
Middle High German
MHG
Hessen
“The Hessian territory or people.”
Modern German
German
Hessen
“Hesse, the German state and historical region.”
Modern English
English
Hesse
“The English name for the German region/state Hessen.”
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