Assum
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as assem in 1397. Likely a compound of Old Dutch *ask (“ash, Fraxinus excelsior”) and hēm (“home, settlement”). According to an alternative hypothesis, the toponym is a contracted compound of Old Dutch askman (“pirate”) and hēm.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: As‧sum
Proper noun[edit]
Assum n
- A hamlet in Uitgeest, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.