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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as in de grote hercstede, in de grote harckstede and inde lutke harckstede in 1452-1501. Compound of Middle Low German Harke (a personal name) and stad (“place”). Compare Harkstead.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Haarkstee.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɑrk.steː.də/
- Hyphenation: Hark‧ste‧de
Proper noun
Harkstede n
- A village and former municipality of Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN