De Groep

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as De Groep in 1696. Derived from the hydronym De Groep, derived in turn from Middle Dutch groepe (“ditch, gutter”) or dialectal groep (“ditch serving to delineate property boundaries or to drain a property”).

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: De Groep

Proper noun edit

De Groep n

A hamlet in Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de groep”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN