Westknollendam

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Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Oost- en West-Knollendam in 1769. Compound of west (west-, western), the plural form of knol (extremity of a levee) and dam (dam). The element west was added to distinguish the village from Oostknollendam.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: West‧knol‧len‧dam

Proper noun

Westknollendam n

  1. A village in Zaanstad, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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