Dichteren

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in dichtere in 1228. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps a compound formed from an unknown first component related to gedijen (“thrive, prosper”), dik (“thick, fat”) and dicht (“dense, closed”) and Old Dutch heri (“sandy ridge”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪx.tə.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Dich‧te‧ren
  • Rhymes: -ɪxtərən

Proper noun

Dichteren n

  1. A neighborhood of Doetinchem, Gelderland, Netherlands

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