Denemarken
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[edit]Etymology 1
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Proper noun
[edit]Denemarken n (adjective Deens, demonym Deen m or Deense f)
Descendants
[edit]- Negerhollands: Denemarken
Etymology 2
[edit]First attested as Denemarcket, Denemarckt and Denemarken in the 16th century. Potentially a compound of Dutch Low Saxon deen (“rough terrain”) and Old Frisian merke (“boundary, march, undivided communal lands”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Denmaark.
Proper noun
[edit]Denemarken n
References
[edit]- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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