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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as with certainty as clumna and clumena in the mid-11th century. Of uncertain etymology. Perhaps derived from Vulgar Latin columen (“peak, height”) or from the verb klimmen (“climb”).
See also Limburgish Klumme.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Klimmen n
- A village and former municipality of Voerendaal, Limburg, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN