Bommelskous
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as bommersoirt in 1492. Potentially derived from a compound of the hydronym Borre, Middle Dutch moer (“bog, marsh”) and kous (“sock”), here referring to a body of water shaped like a sock. The last element was initially oord (“land protruding into or bordering water”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Bom‧mels‧kous
Proper noun
Bommelskous n
- A hamlet in Hoeksche Waard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “bommelskous”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN