Doornsteeg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Dorenstege in 1556. Compound of doorn (“thorn, thorn bush”) and steeg (“path, narrow road, alley”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdoːrn.steːx/
  • Hyphenation: Doorn‧steeg

Proper noun

Doornsteeg n

  1. a hamlet in Nijkerk, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

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