Puttershoek
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Pietersoek (dialect form)
Etymology
First attested as pittershoeck in 1480-1481. Compound of Middle Dutch Pitter (“a personal name”) and hoeck (“sharp or jutting bend, corner”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Put‧ters‧hoek
Proper noun
Puttershoek n
- A village and former municipality of Hoeksche Waard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Puttershoeker
- Puttershoeks
- Hoeksche Waard
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “puttershoek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN