Werkhoven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as uuerken [read: uuerkendia] in 918-948. Compound of an ancient hydronym derived from Proto-Germanic *werk- (“twist, turn”) suffixed with the hydronymic suffix *-nd- and the dative plural form of Old Dutch hof (“farmstead, homestead”).

Compare Borne, Warmond and Werkendam.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Werk‧ho‧ven

Proper noun

Werkhoven n

  1. A village and former municipality of Bunnik, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Werkhovenaar
  • Werkhovens

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