Hoogcruts

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as opt cruytz by slenich in 1495. Derived from a compound of hoog (“high, upper”) and Middle Dutch kruuts (“cross”). The toponym refers to a monastery of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre that the settlement formed around.

See also Limburgish Ge Kruuts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦoːx.krʏts/
• Hyphenation: Hoog‧cruts

Proper noun

Hoogcruts n

1. A hamlet in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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