Giessen-Oudekerk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as oltghiesen in 1280. Compound of the hydronym Giessen (potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *geusan (“flow powerfully”)), Middle Dutch out (“old”) and kerk (“church”).

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Gies‧sen-‧Ou‧de‧kerk

Proper noun edit

Giessen-Oudekerk n

A village in Molenlanden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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