Swifterbant

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as suifterbant in 793. Derived from Old Dutch swifter (“left, northern”) and bant (“region, inhabited area”), from Proto-Germanic *bant-, *bantō, *banti (“district, region”), which could be from Proto-Indo-European *bʰonHdeₕ₂-, *bʰonHdos- (“useful, beneficial, good”), from *bʰHdús-.

Originally the name of a forest. The name was later chosen as suitable for one of the planned villages in the Flevopolder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsʋɪf.tərˈbɑnt/
• Hyphenation: Swif‧ter‧bant
• Rhymes: -ɑnt

Proper noun

Swifterbant n

1. A village in Dronten, Flevoland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Swifterbanter
• Swifterbants
• Swifter