Walsoorden

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as volcousthord, vocousthord and uolcoiort in 1210. Compound of a familiar variant of Old Dutch Waldo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and oord (“land protruding into or next to water”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlˌsoːr.də(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Wals‧oor‧den

Proper noun

Walsoorden n

  1. a village in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Walsoordenaar
  • Walsoordens

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “walsoorden”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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