Wittelte
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as withelte in 1040. Compound of wit (“white”) and either Old Dutch holt (“rising deciduous forest”) or Proto-Germanic *hultiþja- (“forest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɪ.təl.tə/
- Hyphenation: Wit‧tel‧te
Proper noun
Wittelte n
- A village in Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN