Etymograph

English

Amsterdam

Amsterdam comes from Middle Dutch Aemstelredam.

  1. Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500Aemstelredam
  2. Dutchc. 1500–presentAmsterdam
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500Aemstelredam
  2. Dutchc. 1500–presentAmsterdam
  3. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

name A city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the capital city of the Netherlands.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Middle Dutch Aemstelredam / Amsterdam