Groot Douwel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as van dovelt in 1284. Derived from groot (“great, big”) and a compound of Middle Dutch dauw (“dew”) and veld (“field”). The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Klein Douwel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɣroːt ˈdɑu̯.əl/
Hyphenation: Groot Dou‧wel

Proper noun

Groot Dou wel n

A neighbourhood of Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

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