Krimpen aan den IJssel
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as duabus villis que crimpen nuncupantur, sitis super meruede et super yssel in 1277. Derived from a term cognate to Old Saxon krampo (“hook”), Middle Dutch krampe (“hook”) and the hydronym IJssel. The toponym contrasts with Krimpen aan de Lek.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Krim‧pen aan den IJs‧sel
Proper noun
Krimpen aan den IJssel n
- A town and municipality of Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
- Meronym: Boveneind
Derived terms
- Krimpenaar
- Krimpens
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “krimpen aan den ijssel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN