Homoet

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Hommet (dialect form), Homt (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as homoet in 1347. Etymology unknown. Perhaps a compound of Middle Dutch ho (“high”) and made (“hayfield, meadow”) that underwent a vowel shift, maybe under the (folk-etymological) influence of Middle Dutch homoet (“conceit, hubris”). Compare Hoogmeien.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦoː.mut/
  • Hyphenation: Ho‧moet

Proper noun

Homoet n

  1. A hamlet in Overbetuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands.

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