Boomhoek
Dutch
editEtymology
editAttested as Boomhoeksche Dijk in 1839-1859. Compound of boom (“tree”) and hoek (“corner”). According to an alternative reading, the toponym is a compound of bomen (“punt, move by punting”) and hoek (“corner”).
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: Boom‧hoek
Proper noun
editBoomhoek n
- A hamlet in Wijdemeren, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.