Zeddam
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Zerrem (dialect form)
Etymology[edit]
First attested as sydehem in the twelfth century. A compound of either Proto-Germanic *sîda (“sloping”) or Old Dutch Sîdo (“a personal name”) and heem (“home, settlement”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to dam (“dam”). Compare Didam.
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Proper noun[edit]
Zeddam n
- A village and former municipality of Montferland, Gelderland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Pavertsdarp (Carnival nickname)
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References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN