Nijemirdum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as nuwe merden in 1399. Presumably derived from a compound of Old Frisian nī (“new”) and Proto-Germanic *mari (“lake, pool”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-iþi. The element nij was added to distinguish the settlement from Oudemirdum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌnɛi̯.əˈmɪr.dʏm/
  • Hyphenation: Nije‧mir‧dum

Proper noun

Nijemirdum n

  1. a village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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