Wolfswinkel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wolfswinkel in 1311. Potentially a compound of wolf (“wolf, Canis lupus”) and winkel (“corner, enclosed piece of land”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɔlfs.ʋɪŋ.kəl/
• Hyphenation: Wolfs‧win‧kel

Proper noun

Wolfswinkel n

1. A hamlet in Son en Breugel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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