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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as raueneswade in 1139. Compound of Old Dutch Raven (a personal name) and wade (“ford, shallows”). The second element was eventually reinterpreted as Middle Dutch way (“pool, kolk lake”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈraː.vənsˌʋaːi̯/
- Hyphenation: Ra‧vens‧waaij
Proper noun
Ravenswaaij n
- A village in Buren, Gelderland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN