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Nijeholtwolde

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as nieholtwolt in 1320. Compound of nieuw (new) and either holt (rising deciduous forest) or dialectal hol (low-lying) and wold (marsh forest, swamp forest). The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Oldeholtwolde.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌnɛi̯.əˌɦɔltˈʋɔl.də/
  • Hyphenation: Nije‧holt‧wol‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɔldə

Proper noun

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Nijeholtwolde n

  1. A village in Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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