Nieuw-Wehl

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Achter Wehl in 1830. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and the toponym Wehl. The component nieuw replaced older achter (“rear”) in 1933.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈniu̯ ˈʋeːl/
Hyphenation: Nieuw‧Wehl
Rhymes: -eːl

Proper noun

Nieuw-Wehl n

A village in Doetinchem, Gelderland, Netherlands.
Synonym: Mölledarp (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

References

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