Zwinderen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in suinre in 1217. Derived from Old Dutch *swinan (“disappear, vanish”), here referring to a creek which ran dry periodically. Compare also zwin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzʋɪn.də.rə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Zwin‧de‧ren
• Rhymes: -ɪndərən

Proper noun

Zwinderen n

1. A village in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References

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