Hoogkarspel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hoghekerspel around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch hooch (“high, elevated”) and kercspel (“parish, village with a church”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Hoog‧kar‧spel

Proper noun

Hoogkarspel n

1. A village and former municipality of Drechterland, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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