Gaasperdam
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Attested as Gaesperdam in 1639. Compound of the hydronym Gaasp and dam (“dam”). The hydronym is likely a compound of Proto-Germanic *geuzan (“flow powerfully”) and Old Dutch *apa (“river, watercourse”). Compare Gesperden, Hagestein and Gaasbeek. Formerly an independent hamlet.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Gaas‧per‧dam
Proper noun edit
Gaasperdam n
- A neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.