Nordhorn
German
editEtymology
editFrom Old Saxon Norhthornon (literally “northern horn”); in Low German languages horn also refers to a pointed or wedge-shaped piece of land. By surface analysis, Nord (“north”) + Horn (“horn”). See “Etymologie Nordhorns” at the German Wikipedia for more.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editNordhorn n (proper noun, genitive Nordhorns or (optionally with an article) Nordhorn)
- A town, the administrative seat of Grafschaft Bentheim district, Lower Saxony