Sydikum

German

Etymology

Generally explained as Low German süh dik um (“have a look around”). This interpretation is definitely old and also confirmed by the High-Germanized equivalent Siehdichum (name of a village in Brandenburg). Nevertheless, it might be that it is a folk etymology for an older unrelated name, particularly regarding the many placenames in -um (“-home, -ham”) in the area. A possible origin would be an underlying Middle Low German *Sûdinkhêm, from sût (“south”); compare the northern German family name Suding, Süding.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzyːdɪkʊm/

Proper noun

Sydikum n (proper noun, genitive Sydikums or (optionally with an article) Sydikum)

A hamlet, officially a quarter of Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany.