Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as hagencote in 1383. Compound of Middle Dutch Hage (a personal name) or haag (fence, enclosed area) and the dative singular form of Middle Dutch cote (cottage, shack, small farm).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑn.kaː.tə/
  • Hyphenation: Han‧ka‧te

Proper noun edit

Hankate n

  1. A hamlet in Hellendoorn, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References edit

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