Pikveld

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Pickvelt in 1600. Compound of either a variant of pek (“pitch”) or dialectal pekke (“tough peat”) and veld (“field”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪk.vɛlt/
  • Hyphenation: Pik‧veld

Proper noun

Pikveld n

  1. A hamlet in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands.

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