Deinum

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as deynim in 1397. Borrowed from West Frisian Deinum, potentially derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Dago (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and hēm (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈdɛi̯.nʏm/
Hyphenation: Dei‧num

Proper noun edit

Deinum n

A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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