Groot Dochteren
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as thuchterthe in 1207. Etymology unknown. One tentative etymology interprets the name as a derivation of groot (“great, big”) and a second compound noun formed from ducht (“community”) and herde (“uncultivated land, heathland”). The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Klein Dochteren.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
- A hamlet in Lochem, Gelderland, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN