Puttershoek

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Pietersoek (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as pittershoeck in 1480-1481. Compound of Middle Dutch Pitter (a personal name) and hoeck (“sharp or jutting bend, corner”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Put‧ters‧hoek

Proper noun

Puttershoek n

  1. a village and former municipality of Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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