De Veenhuis

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as op veenhusen in 1453. Compound of veen (“peat bog, marsh, fen”) and huizen (“settlement, village”). The singular form Veenhuis gradually replaced the older plural Veenhuizen.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /də ˈveːn.ɦœy̯s/
Hyphenation: De Veen‧huis

Proper noun edit

De Veen huis n

A hamlet in Nijkerk, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References edit

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