Hooge Wijst
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as die wyst in 1498. Derived from hoog (“high, upper”) and dialectal wijst (“humid strip of land, subterranean current used as a tow canal when it surfaces”). The element hoog was added to distinguish the settlement from Lage Wijst.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦoː.ɣə ˈʋɛi̯st/
- Hyphenation: Hoo‧ge Wijst
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯st
Proper noun
Hooge Wijst n
- A hamlet in Bernheze, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN