Plankendorp
Dutch
editEtymology
editAttested as Plankendorp in 1936. Compound of the plural form of plank (“plank, wooden board”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). Named for the fact that the first houses of the settlement were constructed out of planks, as well as to contrast with nearby Stroodorp. Compare Planketent.
See also Zealandic Plankedurp.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editPlankendorp n
- A hamlet in Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.