Detmold.
a town, the administrative seat of Lippe district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Meaning & usage
a town, the administrative seat of Lippe district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
an administrative region of North Rhine-Westphalia
Where this word comes from
From Old Saxon Theotmalli, from thīod (“people”) (from Proto-West Germanic *þeudu) + mahal (“court, assembly”) (from Proto-West Germanic *maþl).
a surname transferred from the place name
Where this word comes from
From Old Saxon Theotmalli, from thīod (“people”) (from Proto-West Germanic *þeudu) + mahal (“court, assembly”) (from Proto-West Germanic *maþl).
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