Steenwijkerwold

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as steenwickerwolde in 1376. Compound of the toponym Steenwijk and wold (“swamp forest, marsh forest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsteːn.ʋɛi̯.kərˈʋɔlt/
  • Hyphenation: Steen‧wij‧ker‧wold
  • Rhymes: -ɔlt

Proper noun

Steenwijkerwold n

  1. a village and former municipality of Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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