Harkstede

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in de grote hercstede, in de grote harckstede and inde lutke harckstede in 1452-1501. Compound of Middle Low German Harke (“a personal name”) and stad (“place”). Compare Harkstead.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Haarkstee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɑrk.steː.də/
• Hyphenation: Hark‧ste‧de

Proper noun

Harkstede n

1. A village and former municipality of Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Klein Harkstede

References

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