Botshol

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Botsholemeer in 1575. Compound of an unclear first element and hol (low-lying swampland). The first element may be comparable to dialectal bodse (swamp) or bod (clump of reeds standing at the edge of a piece of land). Originally a hydronym.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Bots‧hol

Proper noun

Botshol n

  1. A hamlet in De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “botshol”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN