Sommelsdijk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as sommeldijch in 1324. Likely a compound of the hydronym Sonnemaer (potentially derived from a compound of a term cognate to zwin and Old Dutch meri (“lake”)) and Middle Dutch dijk (“levee”). Compare Son and Zonnemaire.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌsɔ.məlsˈdɛi̯k/
Hyphenation: Som‧mels‧dijk
Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Proper noun edit

Sommelsdijk n

A village and former municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “sommelsdijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN