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Dutch
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, South Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “berkenwoude”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN