Donderen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as dunren in 1276. Etymology uncertain. Proposed etymologies include a compound of Old Dutch dun (“dune”) and *wari (“inhabitants”), a compound of dun and horn (“corner”), a compound of don (“taut, long”) and hari (“ridge covered in forest”) and, finally, a derivation from a term cognate to don (“pulled taut”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Dundern.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔn.də.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Don‧de‧ren
  • Rhymes: -ɔndərən
  • Homophone: donderen

Proper noun

Donderen n

  1. a village in Tynaarlo, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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