Wittelte

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as withelte in 1040. Compound of wit (“white”) and either Old Dutch holt (“rising deciduous forest”) or Proto-Germanic *hultiþja- (“forest”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɪ.təl.tə/
  • Hyphenation: Wit‧tel‧te

Proper noun

Wittelte n

  1. A village in Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlands.

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