Leihoek

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Leihoek in 1839-1859. Compound of the toponym Leie (derived from lei (“wet peat bog, swampy flooded land”)) and hoek (“corner”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Lei‧hoek

Proper noun

Leihoek n

1. A hamlet in Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “leihoek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN