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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as soutenvene and zoutenvene in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch sout (“salt”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”). The toponym probably refers to a marsh occasionally flooded by the sea.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Zouteveen n
- A hamlet and former municipality of Midden-Delfland, South Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “zouteveen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN