Schrapveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as van Schrappinckvene in 1570. Compound of Old Dutch Schrappo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Schrapvène.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sxrɑpˈveːn/
• Hyphenation: Schrap‧veen
• Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Schrapveen n

1. A hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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