de Wijk
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as van der wijc in 1383. Derived from wijk (“farmstead, settlement, village”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon De Wiek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /də ˈʋɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: de Wijk
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯k
- Homophone: De Wijk
Proper noun
de Wijk n
- A village and former municipality of De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands.
Usage notes
The official spelling of the toponym uses a lowercase d.
Derived terms
- Wijkenaar
- Wijker
- Noordwijk
- Oosterwijk
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN