Nijemirdum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as nuwe merden in 1399. Presumably derived from a compound of Old Frisian nī (“new”) and Proto-Germanic *mari (“lake, pool”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-iþi. The element nij was added to distinguish the settlement from Oudemirdum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌnɛi̯.əˈmɪr.dʏm/
Hyphenation: Nije‧mir‧dum

Proper noun

Nijemirdum n

A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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