Tarthorst

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Tarthorst in 1848. Compound of tarten (“taunt, defy”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”). Named after a former castle that was allegedly given its name as a response to the construction of a castle named De Horst by the Bishopric of Utrecht in neighbouring Rhenen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑrt.ɦɔrst/
  • Hyphenation: Tart‧horst

Proper noun

Tarthorst n

  1. A neighborhood of Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands.

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