Hofwegen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hofwegen in 1369. Potentially derived from the plural form of Middle Dutch hofwech (“road running next to a homestead”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Hof‧we‧gen

Proper noun

Hofwegen n

  1. a hamlet and former municipality of Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Bleskensgraaf en Hofwegen

References

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