Grubbenvorst

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as vurste in 1207. Compound of the toponym Grubben and vorst (“preserve”). The toponym Grubben refers to a former castle and is derived from dialectal grubbe (“dug passage, hollow road”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Broekhuizenvorst.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɣrʏ.bə(n)ˈvɔrst/
  • Hyphenation: Grub‧ben‧vorst
  • Rhymes: -ɔrst

Proper noun

Grubbenvorst n

  1. A village and former municipality of Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Grubbenvorstenaar
  • Grubbenvorsts

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