Staphorst

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Staphorst.

Proper noun

Staphorst

  1. A village and municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as staphorst in 1217. Compound of Middle Dutch stap (“step, slightly elevated place”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑp.ɦɔrst/
  • Hyphenation: Stap‧horst

Proper noun

Staphorst n

  1. A village and municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands
    Meronyms: De Leijen, Halfweg, Hamingen, IJhorst, Lankhorst, Punthorst, Rouveen, Slingenberg

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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