Pikveld

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Pickvelt in 1600. Compound of either a variant of pek (“pitch”) or dialectal pekke (“tough peat”) and veld (“field”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪk.vɛlt/
• Hyphenation: Pik‧veld

Proper noun

Pikveld n

1. A hamlet in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References

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