Kommerdijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Kommerdijk in 1851. Perhaps a compound of kommer (“worry, tax levied for the maintenance of a specific object”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.mərˌdɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Kom‧mer‧dijk

Proper noun

Kommerdijk n

1. A hamlet in Lingewaard, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References

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