Amstel
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈɑmstəl/
proper noun
Definitions
- A river in The Netherlands
- A poetic metonym for Amsterdam, which lies on the river and is named after it
Etymology
Derived from Old Frisian aem (water, river) derived from Proto-Germanic *ama (current).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*ama
Gloss
current
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Amstelveen English
- Amster English
- Amstels Dutch, Flemish
- Amstelveen Dutch, Flemish
- veen Dutch, Flemish
- *h₂eb- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ep- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ep-h₃ōn- Proto-Indo-European
- *ama Proto-Germanic
- A Baña Galician
- abeneiro Galician
- vaira Galician
- aub Old Irish
- aub, ab Old Irish
- *abanko- Proto-Celtic
- *abū Proto-Celtic
- aem Old Frisian
- *aβon Proto-Brythonic
- *abonā Gaulish
- ambe Gaulish
- *ambonā Gallaecian