Overleek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as overleeck in 1412. Compound of Middle Dutch over (“over, on the other side of”) and the hydronym Leek, derived from lake (“natural watercourse”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Over‧leek

Proper noun

Overleek n

  1. a hamlet in Waterland, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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