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> ... with "hof" Which means (court)yard. In some languages, it exclusively means the royal court. Its origin is apparently obscure, but I am guessing it deriv
by johnyzee 4y ago
> ... with "hof"
Which means (court)yard. In some languages, it exclusively means the royal court. Its origin is apparently obscure, but I am guessing it derives from the Nordic word for 'head' ('huvd' in Swedish), which is also the base for the nordic word for ruler ('hovding' in Swedish).
- Insanity 4y agoHof is still used as yard in "Belgian Dutch" (Flemish). At least in some dialects such as my grandparents'
- oplaadpunt 4y agoTo add to this, it can still have a similar meaning in regular Dutch. I would usually associate the yard-like meaning with the diminutive form 'hofje', and the the (royal) court meaning with an included article: 'het hof' (_the_ court).