Hoogcruts

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as opt cruytz by slenich in 1495. Derived from a compound of hoog (“high, upper”) and Middle Dutch kruuts (“cross”). The toponym refers to a monastery of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre that the settlement formed around.

See also Limburgish Ge Kruuts.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦoːx.krʏts/
  • Hyphenation: Hoog‧cruts

Proper noun

Hoogcruts n

  1. A hamlet in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands.

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