Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as boeswinckel in 1495. Compound of Old Dutch Boso (a personal name) and winkel (corner, enclaved piece of land).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔs.ʋɪŋ.kəl/
  • Hyphenation: Bos‧win‧kel

Proper noun

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Boswinkel n

  1. A neighbourhood of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “boswinkel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN