Schafferden
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Potentially attested as schaffere in 1407, attested with certainty as Schafferden around 1533. Etymology unknown. Potentially a compound of schaap (“sheep”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”). Compare Schaveren.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Schafferden n
- A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN