Merm

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as marithaime and marithhaime in 726. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps a compound of Old Dutch mari (“lake, watercourse, dead branch of a river”) with collectivising suffix *-iþi and a dative form of heem (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛrm/
• Hyphenation: Merm
• Rhymes: -ɛrm

Proper noun

Merm n

1. A hamlet in Overbetuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References

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