Westknollendam

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Oost- en West-Knollendam in 1769. Compound of west (“west-, western”), the plural form of knol (“extremity of a levee”) and dam (“dam”). The element west was added to distinguish the village from Oostknollendam.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: West‧knol‧len‧dam

Proper noun

Westknollendam n

  1. a village in Zaanstad, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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