Voorthuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as voirthusen in 970. Compound of Old Dutch vort (“ford”) and the dative plural form of hus (“house”), used here to indicate a settlement.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvoːrtˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Voort‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Voorthuizen n

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

Derived terms
  • Voorthuizenaar
  • Voorthuizens

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