Landhorst

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as de Landhorst in 1544. Compound of land (“land”) (here likely used to refer to arable land) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”). The element land was added to distinguish the settlement from Venhorst.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈlɑnt.ɦɔrst/
Hyphenation: Land‧horst

Proper noun edit

Landhorst n

A village in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Peelleuterrijk (Carnival nickname)

References edit

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