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Neer.

a village and former municipality of Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/neːr/
  1. a village and former municipality of Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as nere in 1204. Derived from the hydronym Neer, which in turn is derived from Proto-Indo-European *ner- (“penetrate, dive under, hollow”). Compare the hydronyms Norwegian Nera, Latvian Nerra and Graeco-Roman Latin Nereus (name of a sea deity). See also Limburgish Naer.

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