Assendelft

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as asmedelf in the first half of the 11th century. Compound of Old Dutch askman (“Norman”) and delf (“dug or canalised watercourse”). According to an alternative reading, the first element is Old Frisian *Askman (“a personal name”) or *Askema (“a surname”) or Askmanna.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: As‧sen‧delft

Proper noun

Assendelft n

1. A village and former municipality of Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Assendelftenaar
• Assendelfter
• Assendelfts

References

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