Witdonk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Witdonk in 1899. Compound of wit (“white”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɪt.dɔŋk/
  • Hyphenation: Wit‧donk

Proper noun

Witdonk n

  1. A hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.