Overleek
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as overleeck in 1412. Compound of Middle Dutch over (“over, on the other side of”) and the hydronym Leek, derived from lake (“natural watercourse”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Over‧leek
Proper noun
Overleek n
- A hamlet in Waterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “overleek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN