Papenveer

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Papeveer in 1839. Compound of the plural form of paap (“Catholic”) and veer (“ferry”). Allegedly named after a ferry used to transport Catholics to the church in Langeraar.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Pa‧pen‧veer

Proper noun edit

Papenveer n

A village in Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “papenveer”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN