Eijsden
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Proper noun edit
Eijsden
- A village in Limburg province, Netherlands, on the border with Belgium.
Usage notes edit
An older English-language spelling is Eysden.
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Etymology edit
First attested as aspide in 870. Derived from Proto-Germanic *aspiþja- (“aspen forest”) or a Germanic name for the asp suffixed with Latin -etum.
See also Limburgish Èèsjde.
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Proper noun edit
Eijsden n
- A village and former municipality of Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands.
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References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN