Bakhuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as backhuysen in 1412. Calque of West Frisian Bakhuzen, derived from the plural form of bakhûs (“building in which bread and cattle feed were produced”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑkˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Bak‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Bakhuizen n

  1. a village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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