Grotewerf

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Groote Werff in 1680. Compound of groot (“big”) and werf (“artificial mound used for habitation”). Compare Moeniswerf, Rozewerf and Wittewerf.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Gro‧te‧werf

Proper noun

Grotewerf n

A hamlet in Waterland, North Holland, Netherlands

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “grotewerf”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN