Muiden
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as amuthon in 918-948. Derived from a compound of Old Dutch ā (“watercourse, river”) and the dative plural form of Old Dutch *mūtha (“mouth”) (a variant with Ingvaeonic loss of the nasal before a dental with compensatory lengthening of the preceding vowel; contrast "standard" Istvaeonic munt) or of Old Frisian mūtha (“mouth”); this latter element (modern Dutch muide) referring to its location at the mouth of the Vecht river, with the dative being used as a dative of location. The first element was gradually lost.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file) - Hyphenation: Mui‧den
Proper noun
editMuiden n
- A city and former municipality of Gooise Meren, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
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- nl:Cities in North Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Cities in the Netherlands
- nl:Historical political subdivisions
- nl:Places in North Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands