Westeremden

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as emedun in 944. Compound of wester (“western, west-”), Old Frisian ee (“river, watercourse”) and muthon (“river mouth”). The element wester was added to distinguish the settlement from Emden.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌʋɛs.tərˈɛm.də(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧em‧den
  • Rhymes: -ɛmdən

Proper noun

Westeremden n

  1. A village in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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