Haakswold

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as op hakeswolde in 1370. Compound of Old Dutch Hako (“a personal name”) and wold (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). Compare Haaksbergen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɦaːksˈʋɔlt/
  • Hyphenation: Haaks‧wold
  • Rhymes: -ɔlt

Proper noun

Haakswold n

  1. A hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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