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Linde.

a village in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈlɪn.də/
  1. a village in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands

    neuter
  2. a hamlet in Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands

    neuter
  3. a hamlet in Twenterand, Overijssel, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

* (Drenthe) First attested as bij der Lynden in 1543. Derived from linde (“linden, Tilia sp.”). * (Deventer) First attested as in villa dicta linlo in 1290. Perhaps a compound of Proto-Germanic *hlîn- (“Norway maple, Acer platanoides”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Lent and Lenthe. * (Twenterand) First attested as dat nye huis to lynne in 1381-1383. Likely derived from Middle Dutch linde (“linden, Tilia sp.”) (see modern linde).

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