Nijemirdum

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as nuwe merden in 1399. Presumably derived from a compound of Old Frisian nī (“new”) and Proto-Germanic *mari (“lake, pool”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-iþi. The element nij was added to distinguish the settlement from Oudemirdum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌnɛi̯.əˈmɪr.dʏm/ Hyphenation: Nije‧mir‧dum === Proper noun === Nijemirdum n a village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN