Assum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as assem in 1397. Likely a compound of Old Dutch *ask (“ash, Fraxinus excelsior”) and hēm (“home, settlement”). According to an alternative hypothesis, the toponym is a contracted compound of Old Dutch askman (“pirate”) and hēm.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: As‧sum

Proper noun

Assum n

1. A hamlet in Uitgeest, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Assumburg

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “assum”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN