Schadijk
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as schaeddick in 1431. Derived from a contracted compound of Middle Dutch scade (“damage, disadvantage”) (here used in the sense "leser, smaller") and wijk (“village, settlement”). Compare Look, Meterik, Middelijk, Noordijk, Oostenrijk, Het Oostrik, Schadewijk, Schaijk, Westrik, De Zoeke, Zoeke and Zuuk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsxaː.dɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Scha‧dijk
Proper noun
Schadijk n
- A hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN