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Swifterbant
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Dutch
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Etymology
First attested as suifterbant in 793. Derived from nl odt swifter left, northern and odt bant region, inhabited area, from gem-pro *bant-, gem-pro *bantō, gem-pro *banti district, region, which could be from ine-pro *bʰonHdeₕ₂-, ine-pro *bʰonHdos- useful, beneficial, good, from ine-pro *bʰHdús-.Olivier van Renswoude (2016): Brabant en andere banten
Originally the name of a forest. The name was later chosen as suitable for one of the planned villages in the Flevopolder.
Pronunciation
nl /ˌsʋɪf.tərˈbɑnt/
nl Swif ter bant
nl ɑnt 3
Proper noun
n
nl village mun/Dronten p/Flevoland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Swifterbanter
nl Swifterbants
nl Swifter
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