Westenholte

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as westenholte in 1364. Compound of west (“western, west-”) and the dative singular form of Middle Dutch holt (“rising deciduous forest”). Formerly an independent hamlet.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛs.tə(n)ˌɦɔl.tə/
Hyphenation: Wes‧ten‧hol‧te

Proper noun

Westenholte n

A neighbourhood of Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Oud-Westenholte

References

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