arnhem

See also: Arnhem

Old Dutch

Alternative forms

• arneym, arnheim

Etymology

Likely a compound of *Aro (“a personal name”) +‎ hēm (“home”). *Aro ultimately stems from Proto-Germanic *arô (“eagle”), with the combining stem *arnu-, explaining the use of -n- (rather than -o-). The toponym has, however, also been connected to *arn (“water”) and a substrate word *aran (“dale, valley”).

Noun

arnhēm n

1. Arnhem (a city in modern Gelderland, the Netherlands)

Declension

Declension of arnhēm (neuter a-stem noun - no plural)

case	singular
nominative	arnhēm
accusative	arnhēm
genitive	arnhēmes
dative	arnhēme

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: Arnhem
  • Dutch: Arnhem
    • → German: Arnheim, Arnsch (dialectal)
    • → English: Arnhem