Bokent
Limburgish
editEtymology
editFirst attested as boychoyt in 1369. Originally a compound of beuk (“beech, Fagus sp.”) and holt (“rising forest”). The second element was later reinterpreted as end (“end”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editD'n Bokent m (Veldeke spelling)
- Boekend (a village in Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands)
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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- Limburgish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Limburgish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Limburgish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Limburgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Limburgish lemmas
- Limburgish proper nouns
- Limburgish masculine nouns
- Limburgish Veldeke spelling forms
- li:Villages in Limburg, Netherlands
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