Nijeholtwolde

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as nieholtwolt in 1320. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and either holt (“rising deciduous forest”) or dialectal hol (“low-lying”) and wold (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Oldeholtwolde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌnɛi̯.əˌɦɔltˈʋɔl.də/
• Hyphenation: Nije‧holt‧wol‧de
• Rhymes: -ɔldə

Proper noun

Nijeholtwolde n

1. A village in Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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