De Horst

Dutch

Etymology

• (Berg en Dal) Derived from horst (“overgrown elevated place”).
• (Drenthe) First attested as ter horst gehieten inden karspele van peyse in 1479. Derived from horst (“overgrown elevated place”).
• (Berkelland) First attested as domus hurst in 1188. Derived from horst (“overgrown elevated place”).
• (Limburg) First attested as Horst in 1838-1857. Derived from horst (“overgrown elevated place”).
• (Zevenaar) Derived from horst (“overgrown elevated place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də ˈɦɔrst/
• Hyphenation: De Horst
• Rhymes: -ɔrst

Proper noun

De Horst n

1. A village in Berg en Dal, Gelderland, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Noordenveld, Drenthe, Netherlands.
3. A hamlet in Berkelland, Gelderland, Netherlands.
4. A hamlet in Weert, Limburg, Netherlands.
5. A neighbourhood of Zevenaar, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References

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