Krachtighuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as craftinchusen in 1325. Compound of Old Dutch Crafto (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and huizen (“settlement, village”). Compare Halvinkhuizen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɑx.tɪxˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Krach‧tig‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Krachtighuizen n

  1. a hamlet in Putten, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

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