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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as gnepwich in 1233. Potentially a compound of a term cognate to Old English genip (“fog, mist”) or Old Norse gnípa (“leaning rock-face”) and hoek (“corner, sharp bend”). The second element was initially Middle Dutch wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gnephoek n
- A hamlet in Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “gnephoek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN