Herkingen
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as herkinghe around 1420-1421. Derived from either Middle Dutch Herke (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- or a hydronym derived from or cognate to Middle Dutch *harken (“make a harsh noise”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editHerkingen n
- A village and former municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
editCategories:
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Villages in South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Historical political subdivisions
- nl:Places in South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands