Doorwerth

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Doord (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as dorenweerd in 1280. Compound of doorn (“thorn, thorn bush”) and weerd (“land next to water, riverine island”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoːr.ʋɛrt/
• Hyphenation: Door‧werth

Proper noun

Doorwerth n

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

Derived terms

• Doorwerther
• Doorwerths

References

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