Kalteren
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Etymology
First attested as curie, que calthorne dicitur in 1209. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of Proto-Germanic *kalwa (“bald, barren”) and *þurnu- (“thorn, thorn bush”). Compare Collendoorn and Kallenbroek.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kalteren n
- A hamlet in Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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