Boomhoek

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Boomhoeksche Dijk in 1839-1859. Compound of boom (“tree”) and hoek (“corner”). According to an alternative reading, the toponym is a compound of bomen (“punt, move by punting”) and hoek (“corner”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Boom‧hoek

Proper noun

Boomhoek n

  1. A hamlet in Wijdemeren, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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