Goilberdingen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as godebrechteswijc around 1200. Derived from Middle Dutch Godebrecht (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. The suffixed variant eventually replaced an only slightly older compound formed with Middle Dutch wijc (“farmstead, settlement, village”). Compare Everdingen and Helsdingen.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɣoːl.bərˌdɪ.ŋə(n)/
Hyphenation: Goil‧ber‧din‧gen

Proper noun edit

Goilberdingen n

A hamlet in Culemborg, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References edit

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