Weijinkshoek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Weijinkshoek in 1830-1855. Compound of Weijink (“a surname”) and hoek (“isolated place”). Named after a former farm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛi̯.ɪŋksˌɦuk/
• Hyphenation: Weij‧inks‧hoek

Proper noun

Weijinkshoek n

1. A neighbourhood of Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

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