Durgerdam

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ydoringherdam in 1344. Compound of the toponym IJdoorn (a polder) suffixed with the collectivising suffix Middle Dutch -ing- and dam (“dam”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Dur‧ger‧dam

Proper noun

Durgerdam n

  1. A village and former municipality of Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Durgerdammer
  • Durgerdams

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