Doornspijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as thornspiic in 796. Compound of Old Dutch thorn (“thorn, thorn bush”) and spiic (“headland, promontory”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdoːrn.spɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Doorn‧spijk

Proper noun

Doornspijk n

  1. A village and former municipality of Elburg, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Doornspijker
  • Doornspijks

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