Oosterwijk
Dutch
Etymology
- (Drenthe) Attested as Oosterwijk in 1851-1855. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and the toponym de Wijk. See also Dutch Low Saxon Oosterwiek.
- (Gelderland) Attested as Oosterwijk in 1649. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and wijk (“settlement, village”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Oosterwiek.
- (Utrecht) First attested as oesterwijc in 1395-1396. Compound of Middle Dutch ooster (“eastern, east-”) and wijc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).
- (Noord-Holland) First attested as wyc in 1366. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and a short form of the toponym Beverwijk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoːs.tərˌʋɛi̯k/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧wijk
- Homophone: Oisterwijk
Proper noun
Oosterwijk n
- A hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Beverwijk, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “oosterwijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN