Grosthuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as asthusa in the 12th century. Derived from a contracted compound of groot (“great, big”), Old Frisian ast (“east-, eastern”) and the plural form of hūs (“house”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Grost‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Grosthuizen n

  1. A village and former municipality of Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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