Kakert
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as de kaekert in the 14th century. Potentially derived from kakert (“clucker, screecher”) (here referring to a cockerell). A proposed derivation from a compound of Old Dutch Kakko (“a personal name”) and rode (“land cleared of trees”) is unlikely due to the use of an article in the oldest attestations of the toponym. Compare Kekerdom.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editKakert n
- A neighbourhood of Landgraaf, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN