Winkelshoek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as winckelhoeck in 1405. Compound of Middle Dutch winkel (“enclosed piece of land”) and hoek (“corner, remote place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɪŋ.kəlsˌɦuk/
• Hyphenation: Win‧kels‧hoek
• Rhymes: -uk

Proper noun

Winkelshoek n

1. A hamlet in Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

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