Urmond

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as ouermunte in 1153. Compound of over (“upper, upstream”) and Old Dutch munte (“hill, place of refuge during flooding”) (borrowed from Latin mons (“mountain, hill”)). The second element was quickly reinterpreted to mond (“mouth”) while the first element was converted into a hydronym Ur by analogy with Roermond.

See also Limburgish Uermend, Werment.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈʏr.mɔnt/
Hyphenation: Ur‧mond

Proper noun edit

Urmond n

A village and former municipality of Stein, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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