Berkenwoude

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Berkou (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as bercwoude in 1331. Compound of Middle Dutch berke (“birch, Betula sp.”) and wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ber‧ken‧wou‧de

Proper noun

Berkenwoude n

1. A village and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “berkenwoude”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN