Klein Douwel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as lutteke douvelde in 1399. Derived from klein (“small, lesser”) and a compound of Middle Dutch dauw (“dew”) and veld (“field”). The element klein was added to distinguish the settlement from Groot Douwel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɛi̯n ˈdɑu̯.əl/
• Hyphenation: Klein Dou‧wel
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯əl

Proper noun

Klein Douwel n

1. A neighbourhood of Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

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