Haiink

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as haghedunc in 1285. Contracted compound of Middle Dutch hage (“fence, enclosed area”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). Compare Hooidonk.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɦaːi̯.ɪŋk/
Hyphenation: Hai‧ink

Proper noun edit

Haiink n

A hamlet in Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN