Lenthe
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Potentially attested as lenethe in 1133, attested with certainty as de lente in 1172. Etymology unknown. Perhaps derived from Proto-Germanic *hlîn- (“Norway maple, Acer platanoides”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-iþi, related to *lindu. Compare Lent and Linde.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Lenthe n
- A hamlet in Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN