Wernhout

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Wérnout (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as warenhout in 1294. Compound of Middle Dutch waren (“hunting preserve”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛrn.ɦɑu̯t/
  • Hyphenation: Wern‧hout

Proper noun

Wernhout n

  1. a village and former municipality of Zundert, North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Zaantaozelaant (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

References

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