Voorthuizen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as voirthusen in 970. Compound of Old Dutch vort (“ford”) and the dative plural form of hus (“house”), used here to indicate a settlement.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈvoːrtˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
Hyphenation: Voort‧hui‧zen

Proper noun edit

Voorthuizen n

A village and former municipality of Barneveld, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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