Wehe-den Hoorn

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Wehe is first attested as uuie in the 10th or 11th century. den Hoorn is first attested as up de horne in 1398. Wehe is derived from Old Frisian wie (“shrine, temple”). den Hoorn is derived from the dative singular form of horn (“bend, corner”). Compare for Wehe Wijhe and Wye.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈʋeː.jə dɛn ˈɦoːrn/
Hyphenation: We‧he-‧den Hoorn
Rhymes: -oːrn

Proper noun edit

Wehe-den Hoorn n

A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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