Vorchten
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as vorichten in 1176. Etymology unknown. Proposed derivations from Proto-Germanic *furhitha (“place of pine trees”) and vrucht (“enclosure”) do not match well with the oldest attestations of the toponym.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɔrx.tə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Vorch‧ten
- Rhymes: -ɔrxtən
Proper noun
Vorchten n
- A village in Heerde, Gelderland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Vorchtenaar
- Vorchtens
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN