Zwingelspaan

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Swingel Spaan in 1787. Derived from zwingelspaan (“stick used for beating flax”). The toponym may refer to a former inn or to a hydronym. Compare Spijkerboor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzʋɪ.ŋəlˌspaːn/
• Hyphenation: Zwin‧gel‧spaan

Proper noun

Zwingelspaan n

1. A hamlet in Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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