Berkenwoude
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Dutch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Berkou (dialect form)
Etymology
[edit]First attested as bercwoude in 1331. Compound of Middle Dutch berke (“birch, Betula sp.”) and wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: Ber‧ken‧wou‧de
Proper noun
[edit]Berkenwoude n
- A village and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.