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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as moerhorst in 1358. Derived from a contracted compound of Middle Dutch moer (“peat bog, fen”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Moorst n
- A hamlet in Leusden, Utrecht, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “moorst”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN