Witdonk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Witdonk in 1899. Compound of wit (“white”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɪt.dɔŋk/
  • Hyphenation: Wit‧donk

Proper noun

Witdonk n

  1. a hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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