Zoeterwoude-Dorp
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as sotrewold in 1205. Compound of the hydronym Zoete and Middle Dutch wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). The element dorp (“village”) was added later in order to distinguish the settlement from Zoeterwoude-Rijndijk. Compare Zoetermeer and Zwieten.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Zoe‧ter‧wou‧de-‧Dorp
Proper noun
Zoeterwoude-Dorp n
- A village in Zoeterwoude, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “zoeterwoude-dorp”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN