Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as in theloneo de ambers in 1221. Compound of the hydronym Ammers (potentially derived from the prehistoric hydronym *Ambarussa) and Middle Dutch tol (tollhouse).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Am‧mers‧tol

Proper noun edit

Ammerstol n

  1. A village and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Moskou aan de Lek (perjorative nickname)

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “ammerstol”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN