Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as dat goet ter putkupe in dat bisscopdome in 1280-1287. Derived from Middle Dutch putcupe (tub, vat). The toponym may have originally referred to a fortification.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Put‧kop

Proper noun edit

Putkop n

  1. A hamlet in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References edit

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