Berkenwoude
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- Berkou (dialect form)
Etymology edit
First attested as bercwoude in 1331. Compound of Middle Dutch berke (“birch, Betula sp.”) and wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Ber‧ken‧wou‧de
Proper noun edit
Berkenwoude n
- A village and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.