Sydikum

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German

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Etymology

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Generally explained as Low German süh dik um (have a look around). This interpretation is definitely old and also confirmed by the High-Germanized equivalent Siehdichum (name of a village in Brandenburg). Nevertheless, it might be that it is a folk etymology for an older unrelated name, particularly regarding the many placenames in -um (-home, -ham) in the area. A possible origin would be an underlying Middle Low German *Sûdinkhêm, from sût (south); compare the northern German family name Suding, Süding.

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Proper noun

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Sydikum n (proper noun, genitive Sydikums or (optionally with an article) Sydikum)

  1. A hamlet, officially a quarter of Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany.