Reutje
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as curtis in Raetken in 1251. Derived from a diminutive form of rode (“land cleared of trees”).
See also Limburgish 't Räötje.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editReutje n
- A hamlet in Roerdalen, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN