Veenhuizen.
a village and former municipality of Dijk en Waard, North Holland, Netherlands
Meaning & usage
a village and former municipality of Dijk en Waard, North Holland, Netherlands
a village in Noordenveld, Drenthe, Netherlands
a hamlet in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands
a hamlet in Stadskanaal, Groningen, Netherlands
Where this word comes from
* (Noord-Holland) First attested as vehuzen in 1289. Compound of Middle Dutch veen (“peat bog, marsh”) and the plural form of huus (“house”). * (Noordenveld) Attested as Veenhuizen in 1851-1855. Compound of veen (“peat bog, marsh”) and the plural form of huis (“house”). The element veen was added to distinguish the settlement from Veldhuizen. See also Dutch Low Saxon Veenhoezen. * (Coevorden) Attested as De Veenhuizen in 1792. Compound of veen (“peat bog, marsh”) and the plural form of huis (“house”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Veenhuzen. * (Groningen) Attested as Veenhuysen in 1634. Compound of veen (“peat bog, marsh”) and the plural form of huis (“house”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Veenhuzen.
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