Putkop

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as dat goet ter putkupe in dat bisscopdome in 1280-1287. Derived from Middle Dutch putcupe (“tub, vat”). The toponym may have originally referred to a fortification.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Put‧kop

Proper noun

Putkop n

1. A hamlet in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References

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