Houtdorp
Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as holthuson around the middle of the 12th century, attested with certainty as Houtdorp in 1612. Compound of holt (“rising forest”) and dorp (“village, settlement”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɑu̯t.dɔrp/
- Hyphenation: Hout‧dorp
Proper noun
Houtdorp n
- A hamlet in Ermelo, Gelderland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN