Werkhoven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as uuerken [read: uuerkendia] in 918-948. Compound of an ancient hydronym derived from Proto-Germanic *werk- (“twist, turn”) suffixed with the hydronymic suffix *-nd- and the dative plural form of Old Dutch hof (“farmstead, homestead”).

Compare Borne, Warmond and Werkendam.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Werk‧ho‧ven

Proper noun

Werkhoven n

1. A village and former municipality of Bunnik, Utrecht, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Werkhovenaar
• Werkhovens

References

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