Liendert

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as linlar in 1282. Compound of an unclear first element and Middle Dutch laer (“intensively cultivated forest, forest pasture”). The first element may be Proto-Germanic *hlîn (“Norway maple, Acer platanoides”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Lien‧dert

Proper noun

Liendert n

1. A neighbourhood of Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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