Ammerstol

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in theloneo de ambers in 1221. Compound of the hydronym Ammers (potentially derived from the prehistoric hydronym *Ambarussa) and Middle Dutch tol (“tollhouse”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Am‧mers‧tol

Proper noun

Ammerstol n

  1. a village and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands
    Synonym: Moskou aan de Lek (perjorative nickname)

Derived terms

  • Ammerstoller
  • Ammerstols

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “ammerstol”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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