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

• Westeremder Voorwerk

References

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