Doornik

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Doornik

Etymology edit

(Lingewaard) First attested as apud tornacum towards the end of the 11th century. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a relic from a pre-Germanic substrate language. It is unlikely that the toponym is derived from Doornik in Belgium or from a Celtic word with an -acum suffix. Compare Indoornik.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈdoːr.nɪk/
Hyphenation: Door‧nik

Proper noun edit

Doornik n

Tournai, a town in Hainaut, Belgium.
A hamlet in Lingewaard, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References edit

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