Hoogkarspel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hoghekerspel around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch hooch (“high, elevated”) and kercspel (“parish, village with a church”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Hoog‧kar‧spel

Proper noun

Hoogkarspel n

  1. a village and former municipality of Drechterland, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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