Leimuiden

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Etymology

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First attested as letthemutha and leithemutha in the first half of the 11th century. Compound of a hydronym derived from Proto-Germanic *lag- (water) suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-iþi and either Old Frisian mutha (mouth) or Old Dutch mutha (mouth).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Lei‧mui‧den

Proper noun

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Leimuiden n

  1. A village and former municipality of Kaag en Braassem, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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