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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as vrua in 786-787, attested with certainty as werffhusum in the 13th century. Compound of Old Frisian werve (“artificial hill used for habitation”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrfˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Warf‧hui‧zen
Proper noun
Warfhuizen n
- A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN