Nieuw-Wehl

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Achter Wehl in 1830. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and the toponym Wehl. The component nieuw replaced older achter (“rear”) in 1933.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈniu̯ ˈʋeːl/
Hyphenation: Nieuw‧Wehl
Rhymes: -eːl

Proper noun edit

Nieuw-Wehl n

A village in Doetinchem, Gelderland, Netherlands.
Synonym: Mölledarp (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms edit

References edit

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