Grubbenvorst

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as vurste in 1207. Compound of the toponym Grubben and vorst (“preserve”). The toponym Grubben refers to a former castle and is derived from dialectal grubbe (“dug passage, hollow road”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Broekhuizenvorst.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɣrʏ.bə(n)ˈvɔrst/
• Hyphenation: Grub‧ben‧vorst
• Rhymes: -ɔrst

Proper noun

Grubbenvorst n

1. A village and former municipality of Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Grubbenvorstenaar
• Grubbenvorsts

References

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