Het Stift

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Stift te Weerselo in the 18th century. Derived from stift (“monastery, ecclesiastical foundation”). Originally the name of a farm, which was in turn named after a former monastery.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɦɛt ˈstɪft/
  • Hyphenation: Het Stift
  • Rhymes: -ɪft

Proper noun

Het Stift n

  1. A hamlet in Dinkelland, Overijssel, Netherlands.

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