Medevoort
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as meerenvort in 1430. Compound of Middle Dutch mede (“middle, mid-”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”). As there is no river near the settlement, it is possible that voorde is used here in the rarer sense of "dry road running through a humid area".
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMedevoort n
- A hamlet in Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN