Zwavertshoek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as swafering in 1385. Compound of a toponym derived from Old Dutch Swafhere (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and hoek (“isolated place”). Named after a former farm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzʋaː.vərtsˌɦuk/
• Hyphenation: Zwa‧verts‧hoek

Proper noun

Zwavertshoek n

1. A neighbourhood of Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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