Limmen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as limbon in 918-948. Etymology unknown. Potentially derived from a hydronym derived in turn from Proto-Indo-European *slembh, cognate to English slump and limp. Unlikely to be derived from Latin limbus (“seam, edge”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Lim‧men

Proper noun

Limmen n

  1. a village and former municipality of Castricum, North Holland, Netherlands
    Synonym: Gorteldonk (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “limmen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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