The story
- Luxembourgish · derived fromDummeldeng
- English todayDommeldange
Pronunciation respelling from Luxembourgish Dummeldeng. According to Théodore de la Fontaine, named after the Rohrdommel (“bittern”), formerly locally called Dompel or Rohrdompel, which inhabited the marshy reed beds of the area. Compare German Dommeldingen and French Dommeldange.
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