Lijndonk
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as liindonck in 1299. Compound of either Middle Dutch lijn (“flax, Linum usitatissimum”) or a lost phytonym cognate to Old Norse hlynr (“Norway maple, Acer platanoides”) and Old English hlyne (“Norway maple, Acer platanoides”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Lijndonk n
- A hamlet in Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN