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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as in die Douff, auss der Douffen in 1611. Derived from a compound of the toponyms Douve and Genhout. Douve is potentially the name of a house derived from duif (“pigeon”), while Genhout is a compound of the definite article ge and hout (“rising deciduous forest”).
See also Limburgish Doevergenhout.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdu.vər.ɣə(n)ˌɦɑu̯t/
- Hyphenation: Dou‧ver‧gen‧hout
Proper noun
Douvergenhout n
- A hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN