Voorthuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as voirthusen in 970. Compound of Old Dutch vort (“ford”) and the dative plural form of hus (“house”), used here to indicate a settlement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvoːrtˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Voort‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Voorthuizen n

1. A village and former municipality of Barneveld, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Voorthuizenaar
• Voorthuizens

References

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