Rottum

• (Friesland) First attested as ruthne in 1132. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from an ancient hydronym derived from Proto-Indo-European *reu- (“dig”). Compare Roermond.
• (Groningen) First attested as rotton in the 10th or 11th century. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from an ancient hydronym, derived in turn from a term cognate to the element raad in dageraad (“dawn”) or from Proto-Indo-European *arat- (“protruding, projecting”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.tʏm/
• Hyphenation: Rot‧tum

Rottum n

1. A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands.
2. A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

• Rotstergaast
• Rotsterhaule

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN