Kommerdijk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Kommerdijk in 1851. Perhaps a compound of kommer (“worry, tax levied for the maintenance of a specific object”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.mərˌdɛi̯k/
Hyphenation: Kom‧mer‧dijk

Proper noun edit

Kommerdijk n

A hamlet in Lingewaard, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References edit

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