Oudemirdum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as mordum in 1245. Derived from a compound of oud (“old”) and presumably a compound of Proto-Germanic *mari (“lake”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-iþi. The element âld was added to distinguish the settlement from Nijemirdum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑu̯.dəˈmɪr.dʏm/
• Hyphenation: Ou‧de‧mir‧dum

Proper noun

Oudemirdum n

1. A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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