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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Boomhoeksche Dijk in 1839-1859. Compound of boom (“tree”) and hoek (“corner”). According to an alternative reading, the toponym is a compound of bomen (“punt, move by punting”) and hoek (“corner”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Boomhoek n
- A hamlet in Wijdemeren, North Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “boomhoek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN