Hofwegen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hofwegen in 1369. Potentially derived from the plural form of Middle Dutch hofwech (“road running next to a homestead”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Hof‧we‧gen

Proper noun

Hofwegen n

1. A hamlet and former municipality of Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Bleskensgraaf en Hofwegen

References

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