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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as toechusen in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch ooc (“smaller piece of land belonging to but separated from a larger area”) or oke (“place where crops have been planted, accreted land”) and the plural form of huus (“house”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ockhuizen n
- A hamlet in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “ockhuizen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN