Denekamp

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as in daginghem in the late 10th century. Originally a compound of either Old Dutch Dago (a personal name) or Dano (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and heem (home, settlement). The second element was gradually replaced with kamp (enclosed piece of land). Compare Breklenkamp, Greffelkamp, Gölenkamp, Haftenkamp and Höcklenkamp.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdeː.nəˌkɑmp/
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  • Hyphenation: De‧ne‧kamp

Proper noun

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Denekamp n

  1. A village and former municipality of Dinkelland, Overijssel, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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