Doornspijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as thornspiic in 796. Compound of Old Dutch thorn (“thorn, thorn bush”) and spiic (“headland, promontory”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoːrn.spɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Doorn‧spijk

Proper noun

Doornspijk n

1. A village and former municipality of Elburg, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Doornspijker
• Doornspijks

References

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