Krimpen aan den IJssel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as duabus villis que crimpen nuncupantur, sitis super meruede et super yssel in 1277. Derived from a term cognate to Old Saxon krampo (“hook”), Middle Dutch krampe (“hook”) and the hydronym IJssel. The toponym contrasts with Krimpen aan de Lek.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Krim‧pen aan den IJs‧sel

Proper noun

Krimpen aan den IJssel n

1. A town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

   Meronym: Boveneind

Derived terms

• Krimpenaar
• Krimpens

References

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