Doorwerth

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Doord (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as dorenweerd in 1280. Compound of doorn (“thorn, thorn bush”) and weerd (“land next to water, riverine island”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdoːr.ʋɛrt/
  • Hyphenation: Door‧werth

Proper noun

Doorwerth n

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

Derived terms
  • Doorwerther
  • Doorwerths

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