Grootschermer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as skirmere in the first half of the 11th century. Compound of groot (“big, great”) and the hydronym Schermer, derived from a compound of Old Dutch scir (“bright, witish”) and mere (“lake”). Compare Scharmer.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Groot‧scher‧mer

Proper noun

Grootschermer n

  1. A village in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “grootschermer”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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