Greffelkamp
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as greflichemer buerscap in 1340. Compound of Old Dutch Gravilo (“a personal name”) with collectivising suffix -ing- and heem (“home, settlement”). The second component was later reinterpreted as kamp (“enclosed pasture”). Compare Greffeling, Breklenkamp, Denekamp, Gölenkamp, Haftenkamp and Höcklenkamp.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editGreffelkamp n
- A hamlet in Montferland, Gelderland, Netherlands
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN