Overleek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as overleeck in 1412. Compound of Middle Dutch over (“over, on the other side of”) and the hydronym Leek, derived from lake (“natural watercourse”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Over‧leek

Proper noun

Overleek n

1. A hamlet in Waterland, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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