Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as wemelbinghe in 1222. Derived from Old Dutch Wimeld (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.

See also Zealandic Weumelinge.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋeː.məlˌdɪ.ŋə/
  • Hyphenation: We‧mel‧din‧ge

Proper noun edit

Wemeldinge n

  1. A village and former municipality of Kapelle, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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