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Donderen.

a village in Tynaarlo, Drenthe, Netherlands

8 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈdɔn.də.rə(n)/
  1. a village in Tynaarlo, Drenthe, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as dunren in 1276. Etymology uncertain. Proposed etymologies include a compound of Old Dutch dun (“dune”) and *wari (“inhabitants”), a compound of dun and horn (“corner”), a compound of don (“taut, long”) and hari (“ridge covered in forest”) and, finally, a derivation from a term cognate to don (“pulled taut”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Dundern.

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