Coevorden

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proper noun

A city in Drenthe, Netherlands.

OriginDutch Coevorden ← Middle Dutch vort ← Old Dutch *furt →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Drenthe, Netherlands.
  2. A municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷṓws
  2. Proto-Germanic*kōz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*kō
  4. Old Dutchcuo
  5. Middle Dutchcoe
  6. Dutchkoe
  7. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pértus
  9. Proto-Germanic*furduz
  10. Proto-West Germanic*furdu
  11. Old Dutch*furt
  12. Middle Dutchvort
  13. Dutchvoorde
  14. DutchCoevorden
  15. EnglishCoevorden

Borrowed from Dutch Coevorden.

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APA

Coevorden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coevorden

MLA

“Coevorden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coevorden. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Coevorden,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coevorden.

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