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Where does “Rotterdammer” come from?

Rotterdammer (English) comes from Dutch Rotterdam, from Middle Dutch rotterdam, from Middle Dutch dam, from Old Dutch dam, from Proto-West Germanic *damm, from Proto-Germanic dammaz — dam.

Rotterdammer (English): A native or inhabitant of Rotterdam

Definitions

  1. A native or inhabitant of Rotterdam

Ancestry of “Rotterdammer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchRotterdam—
2Middle DutchrotterdamRotterdam
3Middle Dutchdam—
4Old Dutchdam—
5Proto-West Germanic*damm—
6Proto-Germanicdammazdam
Every word from Proto-Germanic dammaz →