Veenwouden

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as mynen faen vp da walda in 1439. Calque of West Frisian Feanwâlden, a compound of Old Frisian fene (“peat bog, marsh”) and the plural form of wald (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). The settlement was formed through the fusion of the villages of Sint Johanniswoud and Eslawoud.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /veːnˈʋɑu̯.də(n)/
• Hyphenation: Veen‧wou‧den
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯dən

Proper noun

Veenwouden n

1. A village and former municipality of Dantumadiel, Friesland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Veenwoudsterwal

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN