Venhuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as veinhusen around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch veen (“peat bog, marsh”) and the plural form of huus (“house”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to ven (“pasture”).

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: Ven‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Venhuizen n

  1. A village and former municipality of Drechterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Venhuizenaar
  • Venhuizer

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