Koedood

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Nieuwe Koedood in 1839-1859. Derived from a hydronym, potentially derived in turn from a compound of koe (“cow”) and dood (“dead”). The river developed as a result of a major flood in 1373, and the hydronym may refer to cattle killed by said flood.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Koe‧dood

Proper noun

Koedood n

  1. a hamlet in Barendrecht, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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