Swormink

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as swormerheng in 1284. Likely derived from Middle Dutch swerm (“bee swarm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʋɔr.mɪŋk/
• Hyphenation: Swor‧mink

Proper noun

Swormink n

1. A neighbourhood of Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

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