Kommerdijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Kommerdijk in 1851. Perhaps a compound of kommer (“worry, tax levied for the maintenance of a specific object”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.mərˌdɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Kom‧mer‧dijk

Proper noun

Kommerdijk n

  1. A hamlet in Lingewaard, Gelderland, Netherlands.

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