Meriwido

Old Dutch

thiu Meriwido splītit bī thurodrehte, papindrehte inde swīndrehte
The Merwede splits at Dordrecht, Papindrecht and Zwijndrecht

Alternative forms

• Merewede
• *Meriwidu
• Meruada (Latinized)

Etymology

Compound of meri (“lake, sea”) +‎ *widu (“wood”).

Noun

Meriwido f

1. Merwede (a river)
2. The area surrounding the river

Inflection

Declension of Meriwido (feminine u-stem noun - no plural)

case	singular
nominative	Meriwido
accusative	Meriwido
genitive	Meriwidi
dative	Meriwidi

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: marwede
  • Dutch: Merwede