Kornhorn

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as vp Corriger sandt in 1596. Compound of Old Frisian Curre (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and horn (“corner”). Compare Cornjum, Korhorn and Korrewegwijk.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈkɔrn.ɦɔrn/
Hyphenation: Korn‧horn

Proper noun edit

Kornhorn n

A village in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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