Warfstermolen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wyntmolen staende op de dyk by de Warff in 1574. Compound of Dutch Low Saxon warf (“artificial mound used for habitation”) and molen (“mill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʋɑrf.stərˈmoː.lə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Warf‧ster‧mo‧len
• Rhymes: -oːlən

Proper noun

Warfstermolen n

1. A village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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