De Donk

Dutch

Etymology

• (Zuid-Holland) First attested as totter donck toe in 1383. Derived from Middle Dutch donc (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”).
• (Noord-Brabant) Derived from donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). The names of the neighbourhood's streets all contain the element donk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də ˈdɔŋk/
• Hyphenation: De Donk
• Rhymes: -ɔŋk

Proper noun

De Donk n

1. A hamlet in Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands
2. A neighbourhood of 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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