Oud-Diemen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as demen in 1226. Compound of oud (“old”) and the toponym Diemen. Potentially derived from an ancient hydronym derived from Proto-Indo-European *amb- (“water”) or from a term meaning "dark, darkness". The element oud was added when the nearby hamlet of Diemerbrug appropriated the name Diemen.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Oud-‧Die‧men

Proper noun

Oud-Diemen n

  1. a hamlet in Diemen, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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