Leihoek
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Leihoek in 1839-1859. Compound of the toponym Leie (derived from lei (“wet peat bog, swampy flooded land”)) and hoek (“corner”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Lei‧hoek
Proper noun
Leihoek n
- A hamlet in Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “leihoek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN