Berkenwoude
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Berkou (dialect form)
Etymology
First attested as bercwoude in 1331. Compound of Middle Dutch berke (“birch, Betula sp.”) and wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Ber‧ken‧wou‧de
Proper noun
Berkenwoude n
- A village and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “berkenwoude”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN