Indijk
Dutch
Etymology
- (Friesland, village) First attested as indyck in 1449. Borrowed from West Frisian Yndyk, derived in turn from Old Frisian indīk (“inland levee, levee running across a low-lying area”).
- (Utrecht) Derived from Middle Dutch indijc (“inland levee”).
- (Friesland, hamlet) First attested as Yndick in 1511. Borrowed from West Frisian Yndyk, derived in turn from Old Frisian indīk (“inland levee, levee running across a low-lying area”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪn.dɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: In‧dijk
Proper noun
Indijk n
- A village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
- A hamlet and former municipality of Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “indijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN