Veerste Veldhuis

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Voldhuysen around 1660. Derived from the superlative form of ver (“far, distant”) and veldhuis (“temporary shelter in a field”). The element ver was added to distinguish the settlement from Vlagtwedder-Veldhuis.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈveːr.stə ˈvɛlt.ɦœy̯s/
Hyphenation: Veer‧ste Veld‧huis

Proper noun edit

Veerste Veld huis n

A hamlet in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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