Groenekan

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as De Groene Kan in 1607. Compound of groen (“green”) and kan (“jug”). Named after a former inn which used a green jug as an ersatz sign.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Groe‧ne‧kan

Proper noun

Groenekan n

  1. A village in De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Groenekanner
  • Groenekans

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