Etersheim

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as eitersem [read: ettersem] in 1277. Potentially a compound of Old Frisian *Etter (a personal name) and Middle Dutch heem (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Eters‧heim

Proper noun

Etersheim n

1. A hamlet and former municipality of Edam-Volendam, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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