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Zeddam.

a village and former municipality of Montferland, Gelderland, Netherlands

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/zɛˈdɑm/
  1. a village and former municipality of Montferland, Gelderland, Netherlands

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Where this word comes from

First attested as sydehem in the twelfth century. A compound of either Proto-Germanic *sîda (“sloping”) or Old Dutch Sîdo (a personal name) and heem (“home, settlement”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to dam (“dam”). Compare Didam.

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