Tarthorst

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Tarthorst in 1848. Compound of tarten (“taunt, defy”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”). Named after a former castle that was allegedly given its name as a response to the construction of a castle named De Horst by the Bishopric of Utrecht in neighbouring Rhenen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɑrt.ɦɔrst/
Hyphenation: Tart‧horst

Proper noun

Tarthorst n

A neighborhood of Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References

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