Grosthuizen
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as asthusa in the 12th century. Derived from a contracted compound of groot (“great, big”), Old Frisian ast (“east-, eastern”) and the plural form of hūs (“house”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Grost‧hui‧zen
Proper noun
Grosthuizen n
- A village and former municipality of Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “grosthuizen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN