Kalteren

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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.

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Proper noun[edit]

Kalteren n

  1. A hamlet in Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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