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Sauling Mountain in Germany near Fusson and Garmisch
Posted: Mon November 27, 2006 10:21 PM UTC

Does anyone have any knowledge about the history of Sauling Mountain and how it was named, etc. Or does anyone know where I could locate additional knowledge about Sauling Mountain.
Thank you,
Dean Saling

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RE: RE: Sauling Mountain in Germany near Fusson and Garmisch
Posted: Tue November 28, 2006 12:22 AM UTC

Säuling or Saeuling

First known written record of this mountain name is from 895. It's one of the oldest known German mountain names in the Alps.
The Säuling was also a supposed "Hexentanzplatz" (a place witches hold (supposedly) their gatherings). But there are many such places.

Here some tour photos
http://www.allgaeu-ausfluege.de/alpinsauling.htm

895 = Old High German, considerably different from modern high German.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_High_German
Thus it's not easy to guess the origin of the name.

One could be the "Säulkraut" (Silverweed).
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A4nsefingerkraut

But I don't think that your surname has here its origin.
While surnames after places are very common, these places have been mostly villages/towns. And the names end typically with -er.
Esp. with "-ling" as this suffix stands for a "small/weak" person.
E.g. Säugling (baby), Winzling (pipsqueak), Schwächling (weakling), Günstling (minion) ...
http://www.canoo.net/services/WordformationRules/Derivation/To-N/Suffixe/ling.html

"Saling" is also a ship construction term
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saling

The 121 Salings in Germany are however widespread, so one cannot draw the link to a specific region of origin.

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