Where does “Rotterdam” come from?
Rotterdam (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch rotterdam, from Middle Dutch dam, from Old Dutch dam, from Proto-West Germanic *damm, from Proto-Germanic dammaz — dam.
Ancestry of “Rotterdam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | rotterdam | Rotterdam |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dam | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | dam | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *damm | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dammaz | dam |
Words derived from “Rotterdam”