Swolgen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as suulginon around 1100. Derived from the dative plural form of an ancient hydronym related to zwelgen (“gulp down, devour”).
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Proper noun edit
Swolgen n
- A village in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
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References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN