Marsum

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as mersum in 1344. Potentially a compound of Old Frisian *mersk (swampy low-lying land) and hêm (home, settlement) or a derivation from the dative plural form of *mers. Compare Marssum.

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Marsum n

  1. A village in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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