Kalteren

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as curie, que calthorne dicitur in 1209. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of Proto-Germanic *kalwa (“bald, barren”) and *þurnu- (“thorn, thorn bush”). Compare Collendoorn and Kallenbroek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑl.tə.rə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Kal‧te‧ren
• Rhymes: -ɑltərən

Proper noun

Kalteren n

1. A hamlet in Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References

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