Kalkwijk
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as op de Kalkwijk in 1706. Compound of kalk (“chalk”) and wijk (“secondary canal in a turf extraction area”). The hamlet is named after a nearby chalk oven.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑlk.ʋɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Kalk‧wijk
Proper noun
Kalkwijk n
- A hamlet in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN