Höchte

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de Höfte in 1781. Derived from hof (“farmstead, homestead”). The toponym was gradually reinterpreted to Dutch Low Saxon höchte (“elevated place”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦøːx.tə/
  • Hyphenation: Höch‧te
  • Rhymes: -øːxtə

Proper noun

Höchte n

  1. a hamlet in Stadskanaal, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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