Ammerstol

Dutch

Etymology

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

• Hyphenation: Am‧mers‧tol

Proper noun

Ammerstol n

1. A village and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Moskou aan de Lek (perjorative nickname)

Derived terms

• Ammerstoller
• Ammerstols

References

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