Kerkrade.
a city and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands
Meaning & usage
a city and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands
Where this word comes from
First attested as ad ecclesiam in predio quod est Rode in 1108. Compound of kerk (“church”) and rode (“land cleared of trees”) (from Middle Dutch rods, ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *ruddjan (“to clear”)). See also Central Franconian Kirchroa.
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