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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as limmail in 1230-1236. Perhaps a compound of Old Dutch *lin (“flexible”) and male (“sack, area with low elevation, swampy land”). Unlikely to be derived from a compound of Proto-Germanic *hliþa- (“slope, incline”) and *maþla (“moot, gathering place”). Formerly an independent village.
See also Limburgish Lummel.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Limmel n
- A neighbourhood of Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN