Herfte

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as heruten around 1310. Presumably derived from Proto-Germanic *harwja- (“flax”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-iþi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛrf.tə/
• Hyphenation: Herf‧te
• Rhymes: -ɛrftə

Proper noun

Herfte n

1. A hamlet in Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

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