Berkenwoude

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === Berkou (dialect form) === Etymology === First attested as bercwoude in 1331. Compound of Middle Dutch berke (“birch, Betula sp.”) and wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Ber‧ken‧wou‧de === Proper noun === Berkenwoude n a village and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Berkenwoude”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN