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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as oltghiesen in 1280. Compound of the hydronym Giessen (potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *geusan (“flow powerfully”)), Middle Dutch out (“old”) and kerk (“church”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Gies‧sen-‧Ou‧de‧kerk
Proper noun
Giessen-Oudekerk n
- A village in Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “giessen-oudekerk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN