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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as cougghum in 1410. Borrowed from West Frisian Koum, potentially derived from a compound of Old Frisian Coda (“a personal name”) or Côfa and hēm (“home, settlement”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Koum n
- A hamlet in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian *komb, *kamb, from Proto-West Germanic *kamb. More at comb.
Noun
Koum m (plural Koume)
- comb