Dusseldorp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as disterdorp in 1462. Potentially a compound of a term related to distel (“thistle”) or dissel (“adze”) and Middle Dutch dorp (“farmstead, village, settlement”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Dus‧sel‧dorp

Proper noun

Dusseldorp n

  1. A village in Castricum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “dusseldorp”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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