Boomhoek

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Boomhoeksche Dijk in 1839-1859. Compound of boom (“tree”) and hoek (“corner”). According to an alternative reading, the toponym is a compound of bomen (“punt, move by punting”) and hoek (“corner”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Boom‧hoek

Proper noun

Boomhoek n

1. A hamlet in Wijdemeren, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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