Denemarken
Dutch
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editEtymology 1
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Proper noun
editDenemarken n (adjective Deens, demonym Deen m or Deense f)
Descendants
edit- Negerhollands: Denemarken
Etymology 2
editFirst attested as Denemarcket, Denemarckt and Denemarken in the 16th century. Potentially a compound of Dutch Low Saxon deen (“rough terrain”) and Old Frisian merke (“boundary, march, undivided communal lands”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Denmaark.
Proper noun
editDenemarken n
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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- nl:Villages in Groningen, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Places in Groningen, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands
- nl:Denmark
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