Wormer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wermere in the 12th century. Derived from a hydronym, potentially derived in turn from a compound of Old Dutch wer (“fishing weir”) and mere (“lake”) or, alternatively, from Proto-Germanic *werm (“water”). Compare Warmenhuizen and Warmond.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Wor‧mer

Proper noun

Wormer n

1. A village and former municipality of Wormerland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Engewormer
• Wijdewormer
• Wormerveer
• Wormerland

References

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