Koum
See also: koum
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as cougghum in 1410. Borrowed from West Frisian Koum, potentially derived from a compound of Old Frisian Coda (“a personal name”) or Côfa and hēm (“home, settlement”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Koum n
- A hamlet in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Saterland Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian *komb, *kamb, from Proto-West Germanic *kamb. More at comb.
Noun edit
Koum m (plural Koume)