Kring van Dorth

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as dorrethe ca. 1310. Compound of kring (“fiefdom, demesne”) and Dorth, which is itself derived from dor (“dry, barren”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-iþi.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈkrɪŋ vɑn ˈdɔrt/
Hyphenation: Kring van Dorth
Rhymes: -ɔrt

Proper noun edit

Kring van Dorth n

A hamlet in Lochem, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

Dortherhoek

References edit

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