Dichteren

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in dichtere in 1228. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps a compound formed from an unknown first component related to gedijen (“thrive, prosper”), dik (“thick, fat”) and dicht (“dense, closed”) and Old Dutch heri (“sandy ridge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪx.tə.rə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Dich‧te‧ren
• Rhymes: -ɪxtərən

Proper noun

Dichteren n

1. A neighborhood of Doetinchem, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

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