Bochum

Bochum (an independent city in Ruhrgebiet, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈboːxʊm/

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: lichaam

In summary

From Middle Low German bôchêm, bôkhêm, equivalent to bôke, bö̂ke (“beech”) + hêm (“home”). Compare -um (placename suffix). The [x] may go back to spelling pronunciation or influence by a Central German dialect. (It could also be a native development [kh] → [x] as in Dutch lichaam, but the popular form in Westphalian Low German is Baukem.) Doublet of Buchheim.

Concepts

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Translations

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