Giessen-Oudekerk
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as oltghiesen in 1280. Compound of the hydronym Giessen (potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *geusan (“flow powerfully”)), Middle Dutch out (“old”) and kerk (“church”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Gies‧sen-‧Ou‧de‧kerk
Proper noun
Giessen-Oudekerk n
- A village in Molenlanden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “giessen-oudekerk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN