Homoet
Dutch
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFirst attested as homoet in 1347. Etymology unknown. Perhaps a compound of Middle Dutch ho (“high”) and made (“hayfield, meadow”) that underwent a vowel shift, maybe under the (folk-etymological) influence of Middle Dutch homoet (“conceit, hubris”). Compare Hoogmeien.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editHomoet n
- A hamlet in Overbetuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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- nl:Villages in Gelderland, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Places in Gelderland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands